recovery – Carolyn Ristau

Progress

April 2024: After months of spending every day on my couch, typically lying down, I decided to improve my space by purchasing new end tables. When they arrived, I had to ask a friend to carry them from the package room to my apartment where they sat in their box until I had a goodContinue reading “Progress”

Trust 1

We place an enormous amount of trust in our bodies everyday. Long COVID is one of the numerous ways in which our bodies betray that trust.

Day of Rest

Disappointment and success go hand-in-hand as I transition a writing day into a day of rest.

Shifting Perspective

Ten months into Long COVID, I revisited a book I read at month 4. My perspective on recovery and hope has shifted significantly since then.

I’ll Drink to That…Maybe

I occasionally ponder what “normal” will look like after Long COVID, but as my history of alcohol consumption illustrates there is no static normal state.