I was lying in an ER hospital bed feeling like death. A prolonged chest cold, & sinus infection that I spent more than a month fighting with anti biotics, Tylenol and any other over the counter medications I could get my hands on just couldn’t shake it off. I also wound up with pneumonia and picked up a case of Epstein Barr (Mono) from the hospital. I spent six days in isolation, with several visits from the CDC. People wore gowns, respirators, face shields, gloves and booties to come in and see me, change my IV backs and give me needles. It was unpleasant. But I made it out with some lasting memories from the staff that helped me out. Saw some shocked faces when we discovered i had a fever of 41.3° C, or just over 106°f for you American readers. Another few points after the decimal place and I would be dead. Organs fail at 107°. So needless to say, very happy to be here, and see the birth of my second child. Not only that but see them both just about every day since. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t scared at the time. Some of the news I was given was not particularly welcome. Brain parasite, heart lining infection, lung lining parasite, some rando new disease from China (have I traveled to Asia in the last month came up about 1000 times). They were most insistent about that question. And given COVID-19 I now understand why. Thank the lord for YouTube videos and the comedy stylings of Brian Regan. Had a good, much needed chuckle thanks to his comedy specials.
Today is Wednesday, the 19th of October 2022. The weather is rainy, cloudy and cool. I have a few projects left to finish outdoors, but I’m in no rush. Slack line needs to come down, the swings need to come down, and the hose disassembled, dried and stored for the winter. That should just about cover it for now. I located the snow shovels, and found bags of road salt too, so that’s a bonus. At this time of year you never truly know what kind of weather to expect. Spin the roulette wheel and pray you guessed correctly.
Well by the tick of the lock I can see we are after 9:00am, so I best get to work. Take care out there. Ciao Bella!
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