Back to the Land of the Living...

I'm back! Yes, I've been back in MN for a few days now, and while I had an amazing Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (pictures to follow), I then got hit with the flu. Wednesday morning the 26th I awoke, didn't feel very good, but had to get to the public health nurse to have a TB skin test done for my next assignment. By the time I got back into my car to come home (and it was only a 5-minute appointment), I wasn't actually sure I could make it home, I thought I might just die right there on the side of the road somewhere...

I did, in fact, make it home and was able to crawl up the stairs. I'll skip all the gross details that nurses love to talk about but the rest of blog-world might not enjoy, and just say that the next 36 hours were REALLY miserable. I finally felt okay to eat a piece of toast on Thursday and felt like I was making good progress. I upgraded to a bowl of soup yesterday and have had some more food as well. Both yesterday and today have been pretty good days so far, I just feel really weak.

I haven't been this sick in such a long time, I don't actually remember when it would've been. This has helped me to have a renewed sympathy for my patients who are sick and for those who say they're weak. I think I'll be able to be a better nurse in helping them.

So, not only is it great to be home again, but great to be back to the land of the living!