Agua de Coco

It’s been a bit of a rough week but we are slowly getting better. The biggest problem has been the lack of energy. We’ve also been sleeping a lot. Sometimes we take three or four naps a day of about an hour-plus each. The bed seems to be the only place I can get comfortable so when I walk into the cool bedroom I just can’t help it, I crash.

Also, we have no appetite. We seem to keep our fluids up but we’re not in the least bit interested in eating. We try to nibble a bit here and there but nothing too serious. I got Rosalie to make me a tiny plate of plain spaghetti which I managed to get through. The next night I tried it again but couldn’t finish. Just to illustrate how bad it is, I haven’t had a glass of wine for three days now. This is serious.

I think our biggest problem right now is that we are getting cabin fever. I think we would both feel better if we could go out for an hour or two. I thought about taking the car and just driving somewhere but just don’t have the energy yet. Anyway, It’s only a few more days and our quarantine is over.

The magic bullet here seems to be aqua de coco or coconut water. When Rosalie had dengue fever a few years ago she was told to take star fruit and aqua de coco. Our neighbours across the road Daniel and Iris texted to say they were bringing us some cocos to make us better. They showed up with six cocos with instructions as to when to take them. What lovely people.

Quarantine over

So we’re finally free. Rosalie is healing rapidly but not so much me, although I am feeling a lot better. My biggest problem is that I have no appetite. I’ve lost about six pounds in the last ten days. I’m a bit concerned so we went to Papá Gallos to see if we could bring back some normalcy. We both started out with a limonada each and a small plate of fries to share. Before I knew it, Rosalie had abandoned the limonada for a margarita and then gave up the fries for a plain hamburger. It’s good to see one of us making good progress.

Our neighbour in the compound has been sending over soup as well as a high-energy cake for us. Rosalie managed to get through her share but me…no!

I still find it astounding that people are still trying to get us to take a horse parasite pill (ivermectin). For a start, this is not a parasite and we are not ‘orses. We were told today that more people are catching covid because they had the vaccine in the first place. Well, that could be true, in our case, however, I would rather have a mild form of Covid than end up dead. Oh! The science of Facebook. Besides I like to stick to the tried and true methods like a bleach enema, which sounds like way more fun.