Thanks to those who have posted in this thread. Generally it’s difficult to find quality anecdotal accounts, but the tone here seems pretty factual, which is useful.
It’s often commented on, but it’s remarkable how poorly understood this virus is. For any general understanding which seems to be taking shape (e.g. aerosol transmission, importance of viral load, etc.), there seem to be at least a few isolated cases which make one realize that we don’t yet have the whole picture. Not surprising, maybe, given that we’re less than a year into this.
It must be a huge relief to recover, but worth bearing in mind that it’s not clear yet how long immunity lasts.
And in evaluating risk of various activities, also worth bearing in mind that outcomes of this disease aren’t binary (recover vs. die). There appears to exist a non-negligible cohort of “long-haulers” who suffer for many months from various symptoms, including chronic fatigue and neurological symptoms (“brain fog,” difficulty remembering words, etc.).