Things not to pack for your beach vacation
1. winter jacket
2. rain boots
3. pneumonia germs
Sigh. I got four lovely days with my family at the beach before I got slammed with the worst flu ever. Five days of high fever landed me in the emergency room with the doctor telling me that, yes, pneumonia can be contagious, though they don't really understand how. That was almost four weeks ago, and I've been recovering ever since. Not quite the beginning of summer vacation I envisioned. But while I didn't get to do all the usual fun beach stuff with my sisters, I was showered with love and attention and lots of cantaloupe balls. And things could have been worse, much worse: the ER doctor almost admitted me to the hospital. Shudder.
So I've tried to be patient and accept the fact that I missed two vacations and still am house bound. I haven't even had enough energy to write though I've read quite a bit. It's humbling to realize how quickly our bodies can be wiped out. But I'm slowly getting better every day and appreciating every bit of energy that arrives like a gift.
2. rain boots
3. pneumonia germs
Sigh. I got four lovely days with my family at the beach before I got slammed with the worst flu ever. Five days of high fever landed me in the emergency room with the doctor telling me that, yes, pneumonia can be contagious, though they don't really understand how. That was almost four weeks ago, and I've been recovering ever since. Not quite the beginning of summer vacation I envisioned. But while I didn't get to do all the usual fun beach stuff with my sisters, I was showered with love and attention and lots of cantaloupe balls. And things could have been worse, much worse: the ER doctor almost admitted me to the hospital. Shudder.
So I've tried to be patient and accept the fact that I missed two vacations and still am house bound. I haven't even had enough energy to write though I've read quite a bit. It's humbling to realize how quickly our bodies can be wiped out. But I'm slowly getting better every day and appreciating every bit of energy that arrives like a gift.