scent

Sense of Smell = Sense of Self

Imagine for a moment—you take the first sip of your morning coffee, and instead of enjoying that familiar, delicious aroma, you’re met with the smell, then taste, of gasoline. Or you bite into a juicy piece of steak and it tastes like dirt. Or you lean into a rose in full bloom, anticipating its beautiful fragrance, but no scent rises to meet you. These are the experiences befalling hundreds of thousands of people world-wide as a result of having gotten COVID-19.