Mmmmm….GAH!
by Amber on Mar.30, 2009, under Ranting and Raving
Well, I’m sick. The hubby was sick last week, and now I’m getting all of the symptoms he had. I can’t sleep at night without soaking in sweat and yet not running a fever that I can detect. I wake up in the night and I ache all over. When I move around, it aches more. I can’t stay in bed all day, because I’d go out of my mind. I can’t go to work because I wouldn’t last an hour without feeling so much like shit that I’d have to go home. Mehdi was out for two days last week. I don’t want to lose the pay. He tells me that I have this American denial syndrome whereby I feel guilty for being genuinely sick and staying home. I think that’s a perfect rationalization, or in other words, an excuse. It’s circular, and it’s a bitch. I don’t want to stay home, but I’m perfectly within reason doing so.
I’m going to go lay down and sweat again. Then I’ll wake up, wonder how the hell my wedding band wound up on the dresser in my sleep, put it back on and try to sleep again.
March 31st, 2009 on 05:55
I hope you’re better today, honey. Sounds a lot like flu. Pamper yourself as much as possible, ‘k?
March 31st, 2009 on 06:43
It’s the exact same thing Mehdi had last week. You know, I thought I’d escaped getting it. He was sick and I didn’t immediately become sick. It laid in wait for me. I’ll probably go back to bed.