Sonja Liebig from Randersacker (district of Würzburg) fought with the corona virus for more than five weeks. The disease has changed their view of many things.
Sonja Liebig did not perform a joy dance. She didn’t cheer either. When she got the news about the negative Corona test result in mid-April, she went into her bathroom, closed the door and spent five minutes all to herself. Five minutes to understand that five weeks of corona and home isolation are finally over. In mid-March, the 50-year-old suffered from the corona virus and publicly told about the course of the disease.
Corona brings understanding
Although the woman from Randersacker (district of Würzburg) is now in good health, the way back to everyday life was not an easy one. “It took me about a week to find my way around outside,” says Liebig. Because the measures that have been introduced in the past few weeks have never been experienced by Liebig. “I’ve been gone since the beginning of the exit restrictions.” What has changed, she noticed through the media coverage. “But I didn’t know how it really is out there now.”
The disease changed Sonja Liebig. Not only did she appreciate her health more, but her whole life as a whole. “I can decide for myself when to go out. I can sleep again at night. And I can think clearly again, my thoughts are not just about me,” she says. She had become more humble – but also thinner. “I think whoever had Corona also has more understanding and patience for people who have been ill for longer.”
Contact with other people is difficult
Liebig still had to “dose well” the contact with his fellow human beings, it was unusual for the mother of two to suddenly see many people again, for example when shopping. Liebig sees people standing close together, startles them. “I understand people’s longing that everything should go back to normal.” That is exactly why she is worried: If you do not know an infected person “and have not experienced it yourself, you suppress the risk and consider the risk to be minimal. Nevertheless, caution is still required when dealing with one another”.
“Keeping a distance and still feeling close, that’s the challenge at this time. That’s my current motto!”
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And how does it feel to be immune to Corona, at least for now? “I trust that I won’t be able to get it anytime soon. I have internal security,” says the 50-year-old. Still, she was still careful. Other people around you should also be able to feel safe. Her motto: “Keep your distance and still give yourself a feeling of closeness.” Despite recovery, the woman from Randersacker is still struggling with some after effects of the disease. A slight cough remained and the lungs would not feel normal again. A final visit to the doctor will soon clarify the consequences of the disease on her lungs.
Easter will be remembered
In addition to the long course of the disease, Liebig will remember something else in the future: the first Easter after her Covid 19 infection. Because Easter Sunday was one of the first days on which she could smell and taste again. “Then I thought the food had to be something special.” Liebig then celebrated with duck, dumplings and red cabbage from the local wine bar in the village.
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