Illness Update

As previously noted, I got really sick on Sunday. Here is an update/summary of the days since:

• Monday - I ate little, slept off & on, and read "Nor Crystal Tears" cover to cover before falling asleep before 10 pm.
• Tuesday - We got 8 inches of snow overnight, and then it turned to freezing rain. I didn't have any energy to shovel, so I didn't. Jean Marie brought me aspirin which helped me by leaps and bounds. The mailman dropped off "Surfer" and "National Geographic", but my brain was still too sore for any combination of both words and pictures. I had bacon sandwiches for supper just to get some meat into my stomach. More reading and sleeping. I vegged in front of the tv until midnight though, but fell asleep almost instantly thereafter.
• Today - After spending all night getting up to go to the bathroom every two or three hours, I finally got out of bed at nine. I read most of the day; went outside to shovel out my stoop and my car; managed to eat a small steak with fresh mushrooms and broccoli; and Ma made my week when she came by around 3 pm to drop off regular aspirin, cranberry juice, ginger ale, pretzels, tangerines, and a few other things to speed my recovery. Moms are the best.

My headache is nearly gone. The frequent urination is driving me nuts. And for some reason, my intake of coffee has dwindled fourfold to two normal-sized cups per day. I bet I've lost several pounds!