Chaya Arbiv

An Opportunity Created by a COVID test

I was just coming down with a normal cold, I had thought. The symptoms didn’t seem out of the ordinary, nothing I couldn’t handle- a sore throat, slight congestion in the nasal passageways, some dizziness, and the occasional cough. So what if it was harder for me to get through the day without needing a nap? I wasn’t the only one who needed extra sleep. The winter season had descended upon Israel in earnest, lashing anyone who dared to leave their homes with sharp winds and flooding rains. I thought that I was inured to Israel’s winters by my Chicago upbringing. But after a few days in which my symptoms didn’t improve, I decided it would be best to go to the doctor, just to be sure nothing was seriously wrong.