So, I'm still babysitting my friend's kids, and it turns out her oldest, at five years old, is a total hypochondriac. In the course of the last three days he has:

1. Worried that dirt is a skin disease
2. Feared that a sliver would infect his finger
3. Asked if his nose was bleeding (in his defense, he is susceptible to those)
4. Asked if there was a bump on his ( Read more... )

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So... I have a kidney infection. After a hiatus of 17 years, I am now reacquainting myself with the joys of infection and bacteria ( Read more... )

Okay, so that might be melodramatic, but I can't help it.  I'm working on day three of what I am calling The Plague, and I feel awful.  It started as a light cough, but on Thursday that light cough became heavier.  I got little sleep Thursday night, so I decided to stay home on Friday ( Read more... )