I haven’t gotten sick in…do you hear crickets questioning? Which means my body probably hasn’t experienced germs and the amount of people I have mingled with these past few days at Disney.
Children wailing in strollers. Toddlers throwing themselves onto the ground in kicking tantrums. The couple passing by me coughing with masks half on. Germs were everywhere and discovered me, a fresh customer unaware.
Likely, I got the cold from my oldest who began sneezing non-stop on our second evening of the visit. But I assumed allergies because he improved the next day after Zrytec and Flonase. Now I wonder if it was a cold that quickly moved through his system and into mine.
I’m not sure how long it will last but I’m hoping it will move through my system quickly as well.
In the meantime, I people watch as we all rest snd I wonder who else is on the verge of sickness. Maybe Covid. Maybe a cold. The flu.
All of us were just eager to do something. Get out into the world and live! I find it interesting and sad that when I finally do let loose (I have been cautious) it takes a mere four days before I get knocked down.
Am I that vulnerable since I’ve been wrapped in bubble wrap for so long? Or are there just too many others suddenly standing beside me when, just days before, I was in a frozen tundra and well protected by parka, scarf, fleece wrap, mask, and sunglasses?
Is it worth it? Since I didn’t get Covid…maybe? If my immune system roars to defeat this in time for me to return to the parks for the last days of our trip then maybe.
The jury is still out.
Embracing Next 