Home Sick: Day 2

Went out to see Chicago with Kris last night. I'm glad I went, but I was definitely low energy for the whole thing. On the way home we stopped by the store so I could pick up a new bottle of NyQuil and some throat lozenges.

After I was back home and Kris had left, I took a dose of the NyQuil and went to bed. Unfortunately, it didn't make me drowsy. It made my arms feel like lead weights, my skin crawl like I was being eaten alive by thousands of maggots, made my stomach churn, and I felt like I had a solid rope of phlegm running from my nasal passage down through my throat and into my stomach. I don't think I'll be taking the NyQuil again.

I finally fell asleep somewhere around 2am, and slept fitfully until nine o'clock this morning. Decided to take another sick day as soon as I tried to sit up.

As of now I have almost no voice, my throat is scratchy, and I have a headache. On the upside, the body aches have gone and my chest does not feel so heavy anymore. Good thing since I have to pick Ben up from school in 2 1/2 hours. Ugh.

Speechless

I am speechless, I simply don't know what to say.

Earlier this afternoon my friend Trisha passed away. She had been fighting cancer for years now, and honest to god never in my life have I known a better example of facing adversity with grace, humor, and quiet strength. To the very end she never gave up fighting and never gave up hope.

Now she's gone.