On 11 June 2022, 35-year-old Harun fell ill with fever. His lymph nodes felt painful, itchy and swollen. His fever shot up to 39.6 °C (103.28°F). He was also shivering. “On day 5, I just lay on the sofa, unable to move, unable to sleep. I felt alone and the pain was unbearable,” Harun shares.
Harun added that it started with one blister on his nose which was the size of the tip of a pen, but later it got bigger and more painful. “Due to the lesions in my throat, I couldn’t swallow, eat or drink. That was painful. The level of pain surprised me. I also realized how alone I was. I couldn’t have friends or family visit me. I thought that if I died from this disease, I’d die alone,” Harun says.
