First thing that comes to mind is when I was bitten by a brown recluse. I don't know that that really counts as an illness though. But I sure was sick. Passed out in the emergi-care center, LOL.
I was hospitalized about a year after Pan and I married for asthmatic bronchitis. I went to the doctor because I was having a little problem breathing to be told that it was surprising I was still standing (seems to me the other doctor said the same thing about the spider bite). Apparently I don't experience pain and discomfort the way normal people do and Dr. P & I went on to have a steady relationship over the next 10 years. I think he thought I was an enigma.
I didn't like much about being in the hospital as I missed being able to see my son when his band was playing out of town. Can't say the food impressed me much either. But I did like the massage machine they would thump on my back to help loosen my lungs. Pretty cool and felt good.
On to some good news though. I am back in air conditioning. Yippee. We had AirNow come in to give us an estimate on repairs yesterday and it was the compressor. Pan and I had discussed this before and he felt if that was the case then we might as well go the whole nine yards. So we ordered a new compressor and a/c-gas furnace unit. About an hour after the tech left the owner called to verify that the a/c wasn't working at all. Said something about getting at least the compressor here so we wouldn't melt that night. But talk about pulling out all the stops, he was here by 4:30 p.m., 3 huge trucks and 3 crews with the entire unit. And by 7:30 p.m., we had air. They were great. Pan teasingly says it was because I use to handle the owner's advertising accounts at the newspaper, yet he also says it may be because we ordered top of the line in the mid-section range. We now have a programable thermostat; electrostatic filter and a UV ray light to kill any mold, mildew, etc., before it goes into the duct system. It is probably more of the latter than the former I think. :)
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3 comments:
I hear those brown recluse bites are really nasty! I hope I never get one of them!
I think I would pass out from FRIGHT before poison if I got recluse bit. I melt at spiders! I am positive it is worse than non-poisonous snakebit, which doesn't really hurt at all. Unless they get your ear.
Glad to hear your air conditioning is now working. It's been very hot and humid and I couldn't imagine being without air. Your layout is really cute.
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