Reports of the spread of COVID-19 were everywhere but Florida and its court system were still open and functioning on Tuesday, March 3, last year when a mid-Florida attorney felt flu symptoms.

It launched the attorney, who asked that her name not be used, on a more than year-long journey dealing with not only a protracted illness but questioning how to keep up with her busy solo practice — and even whether she was able to judge her own ability to help clients.

Along the way, she learned about dealing with being sick, getting help, how to view other ill lawyers, and coping.