As the July heat and humidity are fully upon us, I am really feeling the total effect of post-COVID breathing issues as well as the additional fatigue it has brought added to my usual summer autoimmune difficulties.

As it happens, I have also started some new treatments and am SLOWLY tapering steroids which – long term – is wonderful news. However, right now, it means I feel atrocious with this confluence of events and symptoms.

I’m aching and exhausted.

I can’t breathe.

I have brain fog kicking my arse (it’s taken me hours to get out the most basic of thoughts to y’all #fixitjesus).

I’m nauseated and only very strange food combinations are working right now – but I have to eat with some of the medications I have throughout the day.

I am – always, always – grateful to be in a better place than I have been before.

Still.

This is a new thing, with all the post-COVID issues and with the ongoing pneumonia/asthma breathing problems to learn to navigate.

I’ve been trying to keep pushing forward – but today I walked out and just could not breathe outside in this absolute wet blanket humidity. I had to turn around and come inside and quit – no grocery store for me (my very simple plan for the day) and back to bed I went.

I’ll try again tomorrow.

As always, onward.

Be well, everybody. Take care of yourselves and each other.

Grace and Blessings.