Author Archives: Matt Smith Personal and Professional Coach

It has been 5 weeks since my symptoms started, I have had a few false dawns when I thought I had recovered. Last night I had a rubbish night, I woke with a headache again, I have been coughing ever since. I don’t feel as ill as I did yesterday, my appetite is still off.Continue reading “27/04/2020 Feeling optimistic”

I woke up about 4ish with a headache, and I just can’t shift it. My head feels like it is full of cotton wool. I thought taking the dog for a walk and getting some fresh air might clear my head. It hasn’t! My chest feels tighter today too. I am hoping as the dayContinue reading “26/04/2020 Head full of cotton wool”

It’s 7:30 am on a Saturday morning, I have been up about 30 minutes, after another fitful sleep. The dog was pleased to see me get up, until I fed her and now she has moved on to laying near her treat cupboard in the vain hope that biscuit may suddenly appear. I initially putContinue reading “25/04/2020 It must be the weekend”

Dragonball Durag by Thundercat is playing on the radio, my head is gently throbbing, as I sit on my sofa in my front room in locked down suburbia. The sun shines in through the partially obscured window. Obscured with the curtain to stop the sun shining in my eyes. The occasional dog walker goes pastContinue reading “24/04/2020 Morning Notes”

I said yesterday I would not write anything again until I had something positive to say. Well I do have something positive to say…. Thank you! The messages of support I got yesterday lifted my spirits. I was overwhelmed by the kindness ad generosity of spirit expressed by strangers and friends a like. So thankContinue reading “23/04/2020 I thought I would continue to share with you.”

I didn’t write an update yesterday, and today’s is going to be very short. Yesterday my symptoms came back with a vengeance. I went to work but did not last long. I felt a little off first thing but thought it was just morning grogginess. After a couple of hours I was quite breathless, hadContinue reading “22/04/20 Back to square one”

I have had symptoms now for nearly a month. Today I barely noticed them. I had a headache, and was breathless from time to time, but I was so busy doing what I love that they paled into insignificance. Today we went out to talk to staff and give them hand cream, lip balm, andContinue reading “20/04/2020 Today was a good day.”

Today I had planned to be running in the Hull 10K, along with thousands of other people. Instead I have cut the grass. I think I was probably as knackered after cutting the grass as I would have been had I run the 10K. Yesterday I felt nearly normal, well today I cannot say that,Continue reading “19/04/2020 26 days since my symptoms began”