A cold has been brewing since Sunday night. I've been suspecting it for a while. I made it this far into the school year without much trouble, so I figured it would show up eventually.
It hit this morning. I'm expecting it to get worse over the next 24-48 hours, and then I'll be carrying tissues around for another couple of weeks.
I really do not enjoy being sick. I don't think anyone does, Munchausen syndrome aside. I hate being around people when I'm sick, I hate being bedridden, I hate how lazy I feel, I hate how raw my nose is right now, I hate how often I'm using hand sanitizer.
Not to mention the fact that we have a Music Ministry Team performance on Sunday morning, and another on Monday for Preview Day. This is not a good time to be sick.
My friend Rachelle found out just before school started that she had a cavernoma. It's raspberry-shaped bundle of blood vessels in the brain. Some people live with them for their whole lives and don't have a single symptom. Rachelle's had bled, and she'd had some tingling in the right side of her body. The doctors decided that it needed to be removed.
The beginning of one's final semester of college is not a convenient time for brain surgery.
And yet, all times are good times for God to be glorified.
My roommate came into the room, found out that I was sick, and very quickly left, saying that she needed to go to the story. She came back about and hour later and presented me with tea, soup, Kleenex pocket packs, and Emergen-C. Katie and I have a mutual love of giving and receiving gifts, so this situation, and much as I don't like it, has been a blessing for both of us. And yes, I will be spraying down the room with Lysol before Shupe Group to try to keep my sickness from spreading.
Rachelle went in on Monday morning, the cavernoma was removed, and she's home now recovering. She was talking, walking, and eating within a few hours of her surgery. (Granted, she didn't keep the food down for long, but the fact that she was hungry is a good thing.)
God is so good and I love the ways that He shows His power.
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