In other news. I officially own the full rights to my first book. Dijo will be self-published going forward.

Day 5. Still fighting this Covid demon whilst living with a comorbidity. I'm OK, loads of medication and keeping positive. Thank you to those who keep checking up on me. Dr reckons I've seen the worst of it now and it's just about recovery and rest now. ♥️🙏🏾

Its #PastaWednesday and we’re making an old school classic; bolognese with fattis and monis gnocchi shells. Its worth all the effort. #collabo #FattisandMonis #FandMFreedomParty

Last week we went shopping for winter pantry must-haves. Little did I know how handy @Knorr products would be coz I’ll be quarantined at home for the next 2 weeks. The @whats4dinnerSA website has great winter warmer inspiration. #collabo #whatsfordinner #whatsfordinnerthiswinter

@LesDaChef They forgot to tell my mother about this. After the Covid cleared, motho jiki jiki collapsed in her bathroom from the sky high glucose levels. We are so blessed she survived it all. Speedy recovery🙏

@LesDaChef Prednisone is something I take often since Im asthmatic, it really does a good job in opening up the airway for one to breath properly. I always have it in my bag

Gov really let us "non-old" people with comorbidities down when they changed the strategy on vaccines without even trying to find a workable solution. And that's that on that.

One thing that's scary for me though, is just how expensive it is to fight this thing with the right meds. I'm fighting it from a privileged vantage point. I can't imagine someone with a comorbidity like mine in a low income home having access to these things. 💔

I test my blood oxygen regularly throughout the day with an oximeter, test my blood sugar about 5 times a day, spend as much time in the sun with my dogs and moving about in my garden when I can, I write and create content to keep my mind busy. Even making vids. I'll be ok. ♥️✊🏿

One of the drugs you're given as part of the cocktail of meds to combat this is called prednisone. It's a steroid. One side effect is that it increases your blood glucose so high you could go into a coma as a diabetic. So it's been a balancing act of insulin and eating right.

Day 3 of fighting Covid whilst living with a comorbidity. Thank you for all the support and kind words...and mountains and mountains of medical advice. 😣 I'm sticking with the meds given and recommended to me by my Dr and pharmacist. So far I'm doing well. ♥️🙏🏾

Test results just came in. Positive. I double-mask. I don't go anywhere. I keep faraway from other humans. Had cancelled all public and private appearances. Put most of my business on hold. But here it is. Please don't take this virus lightly. 🙏🏾 Now to fight this thing.

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Hehe. Why are we this way as guys? Have you seen the kind of medical examinations ladies go through on a regular? Hell, even some of the type of waxing techniques they go for would put us guys to shame. You only have to check prostate every 2 or so years after age 40.

Can't even remember when I last touched my passport. 😔💔

I'm sorry about your ugly experience mfowethu. In 18 years of reporting I've never seen such a hostile crowd. Clearly journalists were the targets. More worrying was the lawlessness & zero policing...as though Nkandla is a federal state with its own rules and President.

Bafo you can't be joking about assault on a journalist doing his job.

I made rainbow cake 🌈 IG: queen _finxa ✨

Dude is re-writing your colonial biology books. Viva ✊🏿

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It's OK. Have made peace with us with comorbidities not being a priority anymore. Hope everything goes well with your vaccination today. Be safe 🙏🏾