having arrived in india to be with her ailing mother shruti a did not know she would go through such difficult times she lost her mother and also found herself to be covid positive here she shares her battle with covid19 and how she managed to keep her spirits high during the tough time read oni never thought i would sit down to write this given the private person that i am but i will remember 2020 the year of the pandemic and i was one of the 279 million cases i was visiting india due to my mothers emergency condition and it was also during this time that my mother breathed her last after my mandatory quarantine post international travel i and my family were fortunate to perform her last rites and after a week or two i started helping my father and brother with regaining momentum with their routine it was also during this time the paranoia bit me and although we three were maintaining healthy habits like regularly drinking herbal tea taking supplements and had no suspicious symptoms i insisted on scheduling a covid test rtpcr as a precautionary measure it was the morning of september 8 when my morning customary coffee was interrupted by a phone call the voice on the other side said youve been tested covid positive that very news shook me to the core and i exclaimed i am covid positive i remember crying to my partner brooding over why and how i contracted this despite following all safety measures as unbelievable and dreadful as it was it was the truth i had to only find peace in the fact that my father 65 and brother 24 were negativei had to immediately isolate myself from my family and since i was asymptomatic i could choose a private hotel cut to 12 pm i am in my hotel room anxious as to how my next 10 days would look in the meantime i also reached out to my relatives and close friends informing them of the same i tried to keep my morale high and told myself youre covid positive but congratulations youre asymptomatic and theres only one way out just get out of itthe same time some of my family friends recommended being in touch with a doctor to monitor my health remotely who advised me to maintain a healthy diet exercise positive attitude and record my vitals temperature and oxygen levels twice a day from my experience in these 14 days i can definitely vouch for the following if you find yourself in my shoesdo not i repeat do not panic stay calm and isolate yourselfwash your hands oftenget in touch with your doctormonitor your health take vitals if you can procure the medical devices be vigilant and be comfortable with your doctor to inform him her of any unusual symptomsmaintain a healthy diet avoid junk and oily foodmake sure to stay hydrated drink at least 78 glasses of water everydaygargle and