I am sixty five years old. Since I am no longer young, I try to be attentive to my health. I periodically undergo medical examinations, take vitamins and stuff like that.
I also take very seriously those moments when I can get infected from someone. I myself am a very responsible person in this regard. If I suddenly feel unwell or specifically get sick, I will never agree to see someone and will not go to a public place; I’d rather stay at home.
This is because you never know how this or that person will survive this virus. I may get over it easily, but the one I infected will get very sick. Therefore, I never risk communicating with anyone when I am sick.
I demand similar behavior from those around me. Unfortunately, not everyone shares my position.
Even when I worked in an office, many people did not take sick leave and came to work with a fever. They probably wanted to appear at the forefront of production. But I never understood such heroism. On the contrary, she condemned such behavior.
Not to mention some meetings or holidays, which are not at all so difficult to cancel.
Recently, one of my old friends announced that she was going to celebrate her birthday. She is much older than me, she was seventy-eight years old. She had not celebrated this day for a long time, but then she decided. I, of course, replied that I would be happy to come to her.
True, the thought that autumn had come and all viral diseases had awakened did not give me peace. I immediately thought about whether there would be people sick at this holiday. But I immediately realized that all people are reasonable and are unlikely to go to someone’s home if they are feeling unwell.
But I underestimated other people. The guests arrived absolutely healthy. But the birthday girl herself turned out to be sick.
At first I didn’t believe my eyes. Already when Tatyana opened the door for me, I immediately understood everything. Cough, wheezing from the throat, stuffy nose – all the symptoms were obvious.
– Tanechka, happy birthday! Are you sick or what? How are you feeling? – I began tactfully.
– Oh, yes, something has overcome the illness right before the holiday, can you imagine! Moreover, the temperature has risen, now almost thirty-eight. So I’ll sit with you for a little while, and then I’ll go to my bedroom, and you can have a meal here,” my friend suggested.
– Thirty eight? This is a viral fever. When did it all start? Are you sick today? – I clarified.
“No, I’ve been sick for about three days now, I was hoping that it would get better by the holiday, but so far it’s only gotten worse,” Tatyana stunned me.
I couldn’t believe my ears. It would be nice if she suddenly became ill! But the man had been sick for three days. Why couldn’t the holiday be postponed?
Everyone would understand and get into the situation. We didn’t celebrate at some restaurant where everything was already booked and prepayment was made. They would have come to her house just a week later.
But the most interesting thing is, what was left to do? Don’t turn around and go home. Still, I didn’t want to upset the birthday girl. Therefore, I had to force myself in and sit down at the table with everyone.
I tried as much as possible not to touch everything that Tatyana touched, and in general to have less contact with her. But despite my caution, I still got sick the next day.
Tatyana, by the way, recovered quite quickly. Literally a couple of days after the holiday, she was already cheerful and cheerful. But I got sick much more seriously than she did. For almost a month I literally could not get out of bed. And she disappeared from life for a very long time. I think this virus has hit my immune system hard.
Of course, I could have become infected with the same virus in another place. And it’s not a fact that this time I picked it up from a friend. But considering that I got sick the day after the holiday, this is hardly a coincidence.
To be honest, I don’t want to talk to Tatyana. I am very angry at her carelessness and irresponsibility. This is real selfishness – thinking only about yourself and your health. So I don’t know if we will celebrate any other holiday together in the future.
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2023-10-26 13:30:38
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