Dear Immune System,
You and I have been through a few battles. Though I won’t ever be able to put a face to your name, I know that you do your duty and serve me well every second of every day for as long as you possibly can. And hopefully, you will be able to keep doing that till my very last day on this planet. But wait, that’s just a metaphor. It does not mean that you can just pack up and go for an extended holiday if I ever move to the Moon or maybe even Mars.
This year has not been a good one. The entire world has been brought to its knees by a minuscule virus. I know that this is a tough time. We have got to be on our guard. Even the slightest slip up might have some bitter consequences. And I am going to need you to be tougher than ever. Statistics are on our side but I want you to be so damn strong that nothing unwanted ever sneaks in through your barriers and takes us by surprise.
And I will allocate more resources to you in terms of good, nutritious food, vitamin supplements, good sleeping patterns, and so on. C’mon don’t roll your eyes at me. You know that I have given up on junk food. I can get enough sleep too… if only I can put down my phone in time! But I will get there. I have got it under control. You have got nothing to worry about. I mean, other than doing your job well and blasting viruses into smithereens the moment they cross the threshold. Sounds simple, no? After all, that’s what you have been doing all your life! 😉
So, my dear Immune System, I need you now. More than ever. I need you to be the best ever warrior in the history of all battles. You are my first (we are not counting the mask and sanitizer but you know that I use them religiously!) and last line of defense. You are the one thing that I can rely on to keep intruders out or fight them till they are dead when they cross the threshold to our domain. I want you I need you to be strong and impenetrable. Don’t let me down. Please. I will do everything in my power to make you great and I need you to do everything in your power to hold down the fort until the vaccine is here. I hope it doesn’t take that long but I have full trust in you. Until then my good friend, keep fighting.
Author’s Note:
Many of you might have noticed that I have been a lot less active over the last couple of days. I experienced a slight fever and severe body pain yesterday. I was too sick to go to the hospital straight away. I still have my senses of taste and smell. And I don’t have a cough or headaches. However, I was able to go in today. They have asked me to take rest and go back after two days. They told me that I need not take a test right away. If any of the symptoms are present, I will have to undergo a COVID test. Here’s to hoping that this is just a viral fever like my doctors suspect.
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This is something we all need to seriously address. Very well written
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Please take care, Shweta! 🥺 Immune system will fight back, don’t worry 👊🏻
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Best wishes are with you. Hope you will be better soon. And I too need to write one such letter to my immune system. I need to say sorry for all my negligence.
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I can totally relate to this, I probably have written some mental letters to my immune system too. we all need it now!
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Take care Shweta!
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Amen to that letter!
Hope your tests come out negative… take care! And may your motivational letter keep the troops (aka immune system) going
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Hoping that your test comes out negative and you feel better. This was indeed a very unique letter which I guess most of us would have written in our mind.
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Hope you are feeling better now. I guess this letter is the need of hour and will also send my immune system a letter today to stay strong. 😉
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I loved this post!
BTW, I have tagged u for the VINCENT EHINDERO AWARD on my blog! So do check it out! I hope you like it and also enjoy answering it!
Here is the link to that post – https://thecosycorner1788007.wordpress.com/2020/10/12/our-third-award%f0%9f%8e%89-vincent-ehindero-award/
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Thank you so much.
I’ve already been nominated for this award multiple times. So while I’m honoured to be nominated, I would ask you to nominate someone who is yet to be nominated instead of me 😄
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Oh ok..no problem😃
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I’m happy that my immunity hasn’t let me down this year even once. I hope you’re in good health too, Shweta. It was a great letter!
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I hope that it didn’t let you down too. Since I’m going to office and have to be around more people than I would like, I’m afraid my immunity might have a hard time. But I hope it regains its strength and then some!
Thank you, Anisha
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Yeah, I understand. People who regularly visit outdoors need to be more cautious.
Anytime, Shweta! ❣
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I hope you are well and haven’t had the need for a Covid test! Take care.
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Very well written, a conversation we all would have been having in the past few months. Also wishing you the best of health and spirits. Take care
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This is so good 🙂
Yes we all need to address our immune system and work together to stay strong and healthy 🙂
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Take care and I wish you a speedy recovery. This is a time when we all need our immune system to be strong.
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Hope you’re doing well now. Immunity is all we need now #tmmreads
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So true! It took a virus to bring us to the truth of our vulnerability.
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You have said it correctly, Shweta. We need our immune systems to be strong and they are the first ones to keep any infections out of our bodies. We need to nourish our immunity with the right kind of foods and lifestyle habits.
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This is so important, taking care of our immune system. How thoughtful to write a letter like this. Do take care.
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Here’s hoping you’re feeling better now.
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A nice way to reinforce the fight we are currently in and a nice way to reassure our immune system that we are in this together and need to fight it out!
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This is the best time to work on immue system and give it some serious goals
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