10/21/2026
🧡 LONG COVID, FOMO & THE MEMORIES I’M MISSING 🧡
Let’s talk about something Long COVID steals that no blood 🩸 test will ever measure.
The moments we can never get back. 💔🧡🙏🏻🧡🙏🏻
One of my biggest heartbreaks recently was missing our Coldwell Banker West company cruise. 🚢
I wanted to be there SO badly! Laughing, dancing, 💃 having cocktails, 🍸 being ridiculous and making memories with people I love.
Instead, Long COVID made that decision for me. 🤬
And then came the pictures. Everyone laughing, celebrating and having the time of their lives.
I was genuinely happy for them. But DAMN, it hurt not being there!🥲🥲🥲🥲
That’s the thing about FOMO when you have a chronic illness. It’s not jealousy. It’s grief.😱
It’s watching everyone else make memories that you were supposed to be part of.
After six years of this s**t show, I miss the woman who never had to think twice about saying YES!🍾🍾🍾🍾
The spontaneous trips. The parties. The dancing. The adventures. The simple pleasure of showing up without wondering what it might cost me physically.
Now every invitation comes with a calculation. Can I handle it? Will I crash? How many days will I pay for having a few hours of fun?
And sometimes, despite wanting something with every fiber of my being, the answer is NO.
I know protecting my health is necessary. But knowing I made the right decision doesn’t make missing out hurt any less.🥲🥲🥲
I don’t want people to stop having fun. I just want to be part of the fun again!
I’m still ME. The personality, the humor, the love of life, the desire to dance 💃 until my 🦶🏻 hurt… it’s all still there.
My body just hasn’t gotten the memo! 🙄🧡
To my fellow Long COVID warriors, what’s an event, celebration or special moment you’ve missed that still breaks your heart?
Because sometimes the hardest part of this illness isn’t what we’re physically experiencing.
It’s the life that’s happening without us. 🧡
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