I was sick with what may have been a flu or maybe a cold for about three weeks. I was just starting to get better when my parents told me that they needed to put my dog to sleep, which caused some severe depression. I'm mostly over the depression but it's still hard to think about it.
I was healthy for about 2-3 weeks. It was amazing. I actually remembered to appreciate being able to breathe and not feeling sick to my stomach. It's been months since I was healthy for that long.
Last week I was able to go in and get the flu shot and it was practically painless. Then the next day I needed to have my first routine blood test since starting sulfasalazine. She said my veins weren't hard to find, just really deep. That one hurt a lot, although surprisingly it doesn't leave a huge bruise or stay painful for more than an hour.
Now today I've woken up with a sore throat. I've tried to be conscious of germs and wash my hands a lot, but they managed to sneak in there. It's probably because I was helping with creche at church on Sunday. I just can't help playing with little kids, but they spread germs so well. Hopefully this cold won't be too bad.
