Friday, August 11, 2006
Learning to BreatheSo I haven't posted on this for quite awhile... I guess the busyness of life (read: work) just took hold.
This week I have been so sick. I came down with a headcold over the weekend at James' cottage.
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Sidenote: Despite being sick the long weekend at the inlaws' cottage was super! We drove up Friday with funny-guy Nic and met Justin (Dubya) and Anna on the mainland. Little did we know, but there had been a crazy huge storm on the Wednesday and there was no power in the entire area. Fortunately for us, we were on the island cottage which is all set up with propane. That's right folks - propane lights, stove, oven and fridge. We even had a pump for water! The only amenity missing was a working toilet. We used the outhouse ALL weekend, which would have been fine except that the seats are cracked and every time I would sit down I worried that my butt cheeks would get pinched!
Dubya and Anna totally surprised me with their outdoors skillz. No complaints about the lack of power, water, or washroom facilities. They both tried wakeboarding and they were very helpful around the cottage. James and I would have them up any time.
As for Nic - he's just a funny guy and we love having that kid around.
On Saturday night - Garth and Irena drove up (Dubya and Anna had to leave early Sunday morning). We stayed up until the early morning hours listening to Garth. That man can TALK! I loved hearing about their recent trip to visit Irena's family in Germany and Croatia. Love them both to bits.
Enough with my tangent.
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So I was sick with a head cold - that turned into a chest cold - that turned into Courtney not being able to breathe for about 48 hours straight. And let me tell you, no one realizes how great it is to have working lungs, until they quit on you. I was born with asthma, so chest colds are usually a little more serious for me... but when a girl just wants to go across the street to buy a Green Tea and a sandwich and feels like her lungs are going to implode it's, you know, not cool.
I went to the walk-in clinic and the doctor prescribed Prednisone.
Side effects include:
- thin, frail skin (read: no tanning)
- extreme changes in mood (read: now I have an excuse for being bi-polar)
- changes in the way fat spreads around the body (yes, this is actually a side effect)
- bulging eyes (aka: Boston Terrier Eyes)
- increased hair growth (so should I stock up on razors?)
- inappropriate happiness (good thing I am not scheduled to attend a funeral)
- increased sweating (that's just like... ewww)
So... while my breathing is back to almost normal, I may come out of this experience a completely different Courtney. I will keep you all updated on which side effects I obtain.
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