Author: lulualissa83

Today is Thursday, July 6, 2023 and I’m so ready for the weekend. Because I knew I had an early appointment this morning, my sleep was thrown off and my internal alarm woke me up at 5:30 am. We arrived at Amiri Hospital for my first appointment of the day at 7:45. We headed straight…

Today is Wednesday, July 5, 2023…exactly 9 months ago is the day I got COVID and my world turned upside down. It’s crazy how much time has passed since then but it’s also crazy how much has happened in those 9 months! I will always, always repeat this…I’m so grateful to finally be diagnosed and…

Today is Tuesday, July 4, 2023 and the title says it all. We all have some good days and some bad days…Today is not a great day for me. Nothing major has happened الحمد لله , I just woke up not feeling that great…physically and emotionally. I was lucky that I didn’t have any early…

Today is Monday, July 3, 2023 and it’s the first day back to work after the long Eid Al-Adha holiday…so the appointments are back in full swing! But first let’s talk about the past 6 days since my last post. I hope everyone had an enjoyable break, spent with family and loved ones, relaxing and…

Today is Tuesday, June 27, 2023 and unfortunately I didn’t sleep well at all last night. From the beginning of my stay in the hospital my sleep was completely thrown off. It was a lot of factors but mainly the high cortisone dosage I was on kept me awake and alert all night long. After…

Today is Monday, June 26, 2023 and tomorrow starts the 6-day Eid Al-Adha holiday break. I had a few appointments to get through today but it was nothing I couldn’t handle. Although I had a good night’s sleep, something I haven’t had in a while, I still woke up a little fatigued today. It was…

Today is Sunday, June 25, 2023 and it’s going to be a very very short week. With the Eid vacation coming up there will be 6 days of holiday where I won’t be having any appointments whatsoever. I honestly don’t know how I feel about that…part of me is excited to take a break from…

Today is June 22, 2023 and it’s finally Thursday! I actually fell asleep a little later than usual last night so although it was yet another night of interrupted sleep, my alarm actually woke me up at 6:00 am! It was a strange feeling to wake up to my alarm ringing (this hasn’t happened in…

Today is Wednesday, June 21, 2023 and while there were initially three appointments scheduled for the day, I ended up having four! Let’s back track and start with my usual wake up time of around 5:00 am, then my routine of getting dressed and ready for the day. There was no breakfast for me today…

Today is Tuesday, June 20, 2023 and my day started at 5:30 am. You know the drill…I had my morning routine of having my breakfast and then getting ready for the start of my day. The difference today was that I really took my time since my first appointment wasn’t until 9:00 am. I left…

Today is Monday, June 19, 2023. The day started at 5:05 am for me with my daily routine of breakfast then step by step I got dressed and ready for the start of my day. From the beginning of my diagnosis I have been seeing various doctors from different departments for my condition. Given that…

Hello lovely people, how are you doing? I really hope everyone got to enjoy their weekend as much as I enjoyed mine. All I wanted to do was rest, rest, rest and that’s exactly what I did. There were the few exercises and stretches here and there that my PT had asked me to do,…

Today is June 15, 2023 and the title says it all…I’m so happy it’s Thursday. This week was my first post-hospital week of follow-ups and it was a very draining one. I guess we were just trying to find a rhythm to it all…being back home, without the kids, getting things taken care of for…

Today is Wednesday, June 14, 2023. The only day this week that I don’t have a single appointment to go to…and what a relief that has been! I already gave you a breakdown of what happened on Sunday in terms of all the follow-ups and appointments that day…so let’s dive straight into Monday. But before…

Today, Sunday June 11th, 2023 was the first day of my continued treatment plan as an outpatient. My day started at 5:15am when I woke up and got ready for the many appointments scheduled ahead for the day. But before starting any appointments, I spent the morning savoring every moment I had with my children…

Today is Saturday, June 10, 2023. I can’t believe it’s been 4 weeks since I was admitted at Amiri Hospital. Time had a different dimension at the hospital for me. Especially with the high doses of steroids that I was on, my sleep was extremely disturbed, if I was even able to get any sleep…

Hi, it’s Lulu here. I hope everyone is doing well.  I’d like to take 10 minutes of your time and share my recent story with you. I hope you find the time to read it.  Please know that this is not to depress you or ask for any pity…in fact I’d like the opposite and…