tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237383.post-82251405459760174892008-02-05T08:41:00.000-06:002008-02-05T09:00:49.735-06:00So, it's been almost two weeks since I've been out of comission. I had started to rebound last week, but by the weekend my fever had come back (<span style="font-size:85%;">not as high</span>), and I just felt sick again and had NO energy. I suffered through Saturday and Sunday and went back to the doctor yesterday.<br /><br />The first thing she said, "Well, you no longer have the flu." Most of the time, even the worst flu case can only hang around for 5 days or so.... After a few chest x-rays, she confirmed I had pneumonia! Not what I wanted to hear, but at least I knew why I had continued to feel so badly.<br /><br />After only one day of high-powered antibiotics, I feel much better! At least I feel like my body has a fighting chance now.<br /><br />So-- I am still crushed that Caroline has been at my parents' for so long. I know she won't remember, but I do! I cannot wait to have her come home.<br /><br />What an experience this has been! Things I have learned/pondered:<br /><ul><li>We take our health for granted.</li><li>Pain teaches us things we could never learn otherwise.</li><li>We are blessed to live in a country with wonderful doctors and medicine.</li><li>How fortunate I am to have a loving husband who takes care of me, and amazing parents who take care our our children.</li><li>There is nothing worth watching on TV-- besides <em>American Idol</em>.</li><li>ALWAYS get a flu shot-- no excuses!</li><li>Working out at the Y is a wonderful thing-- how I have missed it!</li><li>Life goes on without you-- despite how important you think you are to the whole process.</li><li>Friends who check in on you are priceless.</li><li>"This world is not our home-- we're just a passing through!"</li></ul><p>I am ready to end this chapter of sickness and resume "normal" life. </p>Amy Westermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16044475083219864329noreply@blogger.com