22.2.22

Negative test

 Yes it's that rare calendarial occasion that occurs once in a 100 years ... 22.2.22 and wait till 20.22 tonight and 22.22 tonight. It'll be a fantastic moment to remember since it'll happen only once in your lifetime. 

I'm recovering from the anaphylactic shock. This morning the chinese sisters did reflexology on me. It was painful. Hope it'll help my breathing problem. It's not easy for me to do anything ... even lying down while I'm in such a situation. I lost my appetite now for 2 days. Nausea and can't eat. I drink alot though. 

Did the Covid self-test after 24 hrs of the first one. Result negative. That's a relief. Still I'm keeping away from crowds and wearing a mask and washing hands as much as possible. On March 1st Israel will open the country to normal life. Even unvaccinated tourists may enter the country if they're tested negative before the flight. And this morning our courtyard was crowded with pilgrim groups ... almost back to pre-Covid days. Our sisters tell me we have at least 1 booking for Mass a day now. That's really good news. On my way to work I saw tourists local and foreign sitting in restaurants drinking coffee and chatting. Slowly it'll be business as usual. Hopefully some other countries that impose draconian lockdowns learn from Israel ... you can't fight the virus no matter how technologically advanced your country is. This microscopic brainless life-form has brought the mightiest nations and people on their knees. So learn to live with it. We've done that with polio, TB, AIDS, flu and a whole lot of other obscure diseases. Nature is wonderful .. it knows how to bounce back. The body will adapt and protect itself.

The weather has been very good though. Sunny yet cool ... about 16 degrees today. I saw almond trees in the Musrara carpark blossoming. Beautiful ... it'll definitely warm up next week and then it's summer again. I'd love to take a slow walk around east and west Jerusalem and see the last traces of winter ... but my health is too poor right now to do it.