I had been stopped in my tracks by a heart condition and had two stents put in, and was slowly recovering. Then this COVID mess happened; I got my vaccinations, with a bit of trouble, and was very careful to avoid contact with outsiders, barely stirring out of my flat. Three weeks ago, I was affected very badly and took to bed, and it was very unpleasant. Thereafter, I self-diagnosed myself as having got food poisoning and then amoebiasis (this has happened before as I had a travelling job before I took to teaching). However, the listlessness, loss of appetite and general debility continues, and it has begun to dawn on me that it might, after all, have been a mercifully light case of COVID; the symptoms match. I can only thank my two vaccinations for having pulled me through.