I’m barely surviving the end of this semester and it’s no help that I am sick—again. I want to go out in a bang, ‘roid up my end-of-the-semester game and finish off strong. Instead, my body goes out in a bang. I drove to school on Wednesday, feeling kinda ehhhh… then come noon, I am a complete disaster. I drove home, after Gwen dismissed me from, shifting gears sloppily and passed out on Kate’s bed wrapped in three blankets, a portable heater 4 ft away from me, wrapped like a ball and still cold as dead. However, the killer had to be my back.
I squirmed with every attempt to alleviate any pain from my upper middle back. It felt like it was bending backwards and I was ready to climb down stairs like that Exorcist girl. After several meds, nothing helped. I finally called my parents and told them that I was sick again. In the last 3 weeks, Monday was my only non-sick day. How stupid is that? Consecutive sicknesses, new symptoms and a closing deadline.
I missed out on 34 hours of homework time to recover as much as possible. My parents drove nearly 2 hours to Sacramento on Wednesday night to help fight off whatever viral infection was in me. The next morning, I felt tons better. I still feel like horse shit but compared to Wednesday, I can win 3 olympic medals.
This semester I have developed and improved so many mindsets. I’ve enhanced my skills to manage time but that came at the expense of sacrificing my health. Countlessly my dad, Kate and Gwen have been telling us to take care of our bodies but how do you balance quality work in ample time? Something to learn for next semester. That’s my spew. I love my parents—driving 2 hours and back to take care of their moron of a first-born. That’s love.
And a lesson learned. When I was dazed and my mom was taking care of me for the meantime, I learned that you shouldn’t feed a sick person uncut steak. That was the last thing I wanted when I lay in bed. I didn’t even want to eat. That should make Kate happy. Never again will I try to feed her steak when she’s sick. I know now.
The semester is almost over.
