December 25th:
For the second Christmas in a row, I found myself in a hospital Emergency Room. This time, it was to address my increasingly poor health, as though my body was fighting a cold or flu along with an intestinal virus. It was awful! I had headaches, pain in various parts, fevers, chills, and my stomach felt like an MMA fighter's punching bag. And the weakness! Any get-up-and-go I had packed up and left a long time ago! The doctors gave me a COVID-19 test, and let me tell you that having a cotton swab stuffed into the innermost reaches of my nasal cavity was extremely unpleasant, but not truly painful. The E.R. doctor informed me that the results of the test would arrive in eight hours, so I made my way home to await the results.
Here we are, months after American health officials announced the presence of the first COVID-19 patient in the United States, and there is little improvement. With the nation's general election on the horizon, America remains a land troubled by ongoing social upheaval, a raging virus, and the likely prospect of widespread violence on Election Day. Now, adding to the above comes the news that medical experts predict that the virus will surge as fall and winter progress, and I am increasingly worried.
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