Shannon's Journal, Volume 3

[Shannon]

I am, apparently, finally coming to the end of this infection - I think. I have thought so a few times before, only to have it flare up again for days and days. But I think I am finally almost over it.

But I find myself perpetually exhausted and unable to focus for more than a few minutes at a time. So maybe my immune system finally has the upper hand, but it is still very much a war being waged.

This makes for a lot of frustration for me, because every day I sit here unable to work is money and opportunities for development, research, experimentation and building new things that are being lost.

I suppose I have no choice but to wait.

I was really wondering how this would play out, because the predicted result of the effects of the cycle in January was... completely unable to work, all month. How the heck would that happen? I didn't expect anyone else to die... I didn't see how it was possible. But here we are... almost an entire month now of being unbelievably sick and exhausted, unable to work. I have never been this sick, or sick for this long, with an infection, ever before in my life.

Not too happy to have been accurate in predicting this about the cycle.

But if this was accurate then next month should see an improvement, but not a complete end to this issue, and March should see the end of it. By April, things should be good again. I can only guess that this means a lingering exhaustion and/or lack of ability to focus from this infection that gets progressively better over time.

I'm still trying to work, each day I try, but we are not exactly making much progress just yet. I think right now I can manage about 10 minutes a day of what should be useful work. I'm not even sure I trust it enough, so I don't even use it yet.

To say this is frustrating is an understatement. If only I had the energy to be frustrated.