Done with the meds.\u00a0 Done with the wheezing.\u00a0 Not moving fast, not talking loud.\u00a0 The best part of having pneumonia has been all the stories people tell me.\u00a0 “Oh, yeah, my friend so-and-so had that, he was in the hospital for 6 months.”\u00a0 “Oh, yeah, my friend’s buddy’s relative had that, he died.”\u00a0 “Oh yeah, I had that, I was out for 4 months.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
I’m starting to feel like (A) I should be feeling much worse, (B) I got off really easy, and (C) I’ve just joined a\u00a0really weird club.\u00a0 I heard a cancer survivor talk about her experience a few years ago; she mentioned that it seemed really odd that everyone treated her like a hero just for getting out of bed each morning.\u00a0 She said “What was I going to do, just lay there?”\u00a0<\/p>\n
Like the man said, “Keep kicking and scratching.\u00a0 If you stop, they throw dirt over you.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
So, I drove a car again for the first time in 3 weeks today, that was fun.\u00a0 Went back to the office for most of the day today – I find I tire easily.\u00a0 The worst part of all this is that my taste buds have changed – can’t deal with coffee or hard liquor; I find I dislike the taste.\u00a0 The upshot of this is that I haven’t had any caffiene or alcohol in several weeks – those of you who know me well will have an idea of my state of mind at this turn of events.\u00a0 Healthy?\u00a0 I’m not sure it’s worth it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Updates as they happen – watch this space!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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