I hate getting sick!

Wow! I hate getting sick. I got some bug and went to bed Saturday about 9pm, and just got up this morning. I still feel a little dizzy, and my ribs hurt from coughing and sneezing. Yesterday, I took a shower and almost lost balance a couple times. Nothing to hold on to, and only a shower curtain. I guess that's one for shower doors.

I've had juice, water and TV. I've slept until I'm stiff and sore. I went through two sets of PJs with sweat. I need to change sheets before I sleep in that bed again.

Otherwise, I guess I'm OK. The roof didn't cave in, I don't think I lost my job, but we'll see. I didn't get to participate in an online tournament I was playing, but there are worse things. My cats got fed, I got fed, and everything hummed along.

Amazing when you think about it. I just "STOP" when I get sick like that. I can't go forward. I can't function at all.

Thank God that I have that option. I'm not being chased by tigers or something...

Been sick again...

A whopping 5 days in bed! High fevers, delerium, unable to eat or drink, got dehydrated of course, and even had thoughts of waking on the other side...

I've been drinking electrolyte drinks for the last several days, and eating PBJ, as that seems to be the only thing I can handle. Chicken soup was too much for me.

I was up for several hours yesterday after the fever broke, but I was so exhausted, that I slept another 13 hours. I'm finally up and about, and reasonably functional.

Did anyone get the number on that truck???

I closed the door on the phone so it would quit waking me up, and I didn't check e-mail during my illness. I had over 130 e-mails in one account, and several in each of the others...

Sorry, but I had to check out for a few days....

Feeling Optimistic...

I'm feeling more optimistic. I think getting as sick as I did, really turned my head. It was being so sick I was afraid I might die, that did it. Man!

I've decided to do some writing - not fiction or essays or that kind of writing - I mean correspondence. I have 2 widowed aunts, my step-mom (my only parent left) and a dear friend who is fairly isolated. I'm going to send cards every week. I've already been doing this for one of my aunts - she was ill for a while. The cards seemed to brighten her days, and give her a laugh, which I'm sure contributed to her well-being and improved health.

So, I've decided I'm going to increase this to include the other ladies in my life, and send them weekly.

I found a great system for this. I address the envelopes and put the stamps on at the beginning of the month. I then just put a little note in the card, seal it and send it off. It's quick and easy, and the personal note is a great way to keep in touch. I hope the ladies like it. If nothing else, they will know I am thinking of them.

Now, I just have to go get some cards...