Emcee and TV personality Serena C. shares how she navigates pregnancy and a thyroid condition during lockdown
The year 2020 meant different things to different people.
Most found the transition challenging, a few thrived in the face of change. I, too, tried with all my might to ride the wave of "successful pivoting", in order to emerge stronger in the new normal. Just like the many phases of MCOs, life dealt me my very own set of unique new adventures.
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MCO 1.0
During the first lockdown, I had just found out that I had the auto-immune version of hyperthyroidism and Thyroid Eye disease. To figure this out required a lot of time and expenses.
The movement restriction order provided me the convenience of working from home, less social interactions, and uninterrupted, frequent visits to the hospital to figure out my course of treatment, though I was constantly exposed to the outside because of these visits. The hospital bills were stacking up, and my work, like many others in my field, was beginning to dwindle. I relaunched my YouTube channel to create video content to try to add value wherever I could.
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