Hilary Lee Covid Recovery Blog

October 1, 2021 this oximeter read 76% for my oxygen. Time for the hospital. I was beyond terrified because I knew statistically with Covid that meant death. when I got to the hospital in Sidney I met a RT named Jarred, I begged him not to let me die. He was the only person in the hospital I truly trusted and not sure why. He came to visit me so much that week when I was at SHC. He’d finish his rounds and come back to visit, to pray.
My time in Sidney I remember, but time ran together. I ‘slept’ through most of October and Jarred would not be the only person I credit for my life, as BC took my case and saved me.
I texted Jarred yesterday and told him in my typical smarta$$ tone ”thanks for not killing me” haha 😂 as a travel RT he knew the odds, so I am happy he is doing something he always wanted to do(no more RT work).
So if you see me loving and obsessed with my fall life over here just let me be in my fall peace and happiness.

I have been told a lot that I talk about my experience with Covid like it’s no big deal. I know what I went through is a major deal but I put the ‘eh it happened ‘ emphasis on it. If I didn’t I would probably be in tears more often than not and be depressed.
Honestly I am more grateful to be alive and see the progress i have made. It isn’t easy and I am still processing it in parts, and some things trigger feelings. So as much as I love to share and help others in my experience I love to and will keep doing it. However, I will do it as I have, and if I cry after I talk to you in my car on my way home or hide in the bathroom a few minutes then I will. I will not let depression kick in and take over.

I lost a lot of hair from Covid. It just kept coming out and I wasn’t sure if i would have to shave it or get a wig, luckily I didn’t need either.
I didn’t notice how much my hair has grown as the first picture was August 1 and the second picture was a couple days ago. You don’t always notice the growth yourself until you see a side by side.

May 11 2023 is when the Biden Administration declares the pandemic over in the United States. That’s great to hear and hopefully it can be healing for people and things will return to a more precovid life. This doesn’t mean Covid is done, the last 3 years never happened and we should stop learning about Covid. This won’t bring back loved ones lost and erase the last 3 years. I mean i would love to say that my long Covid is gone, my scars would be gone, I have my energy back and everything else, but that won’t happen. I still want to share the importance of learning about Covid,ECMO, long Covid and more to people as this could help in the future. May 11 won’t stop my story but I am excited to see the next steps. I hope the Biden Administration doesn’t stop the research and studies on Covid and other illnesses and I want to help all I can. But I will be happy to see that we won’t have another year of pandemic.