Sickness Stinks!

Good Grief! Since Wednesday Night I've been afflicted with a "severe" case of the same thing that had gotten both my children down. Fortunately neither of them had it as bad as I got it. I'm just now coming back to some semblance of normalcy. I was able to actually eat solid food yesterday, after 2 days of no food what-so-ever, not because of an upset stomach but because of a VERY painful throat. My Temperature climbed so high Friday night that I went very close to convulsions, my wife says I did, but I think I was just shaking like that because I felt so cold. Normally for you to get in that shape it has to get at or above 104 degrees. I remember being that hot once when I was a boy, due to pneumonia, bronchitis, or something like that. My sleep patterns are so hosed that its going to be hard to get them where they should be. Its good to be back in the land of the living, even if its only partially at the moment. The Dr. (Ryan Mire of Heritage Medical one of few I would highly recommend) said I'd be contagious for 48 hours after starting the medicine, but wouldn't be 100% until some time after that. The nurse and Dr. both seemed rather surprised, if that's the right word, at the extent of the infection.
I think there maybe a connection to the backed up drains at the club where I exercise, the two kids and just getting real tired. Getting up and starting work at 3:50 am and then taking Christine to the Emergency room That night at 10:30 because of strep throat which caused me to worry. And, before her Michael had it, so more worry. Their cases weren't accompanied with the sheer pain mine came with fortunately. Once we got them on the Antibiotic their temps were fairly easy to control as well. I guess that's the blessing in this is that while they were sick, and that's bad enough, they weren't severe cases. I worried more about them, and I guess I forgot to pay attention to me, and wound up catching a double dose. I don't care what the risk is, if you are a man at all you're not going to refuse your son or daughter while their in pain. My daughter especially just wanted to sit in my lap for a little bit, and what daddy is going to say "no"?
Another blessing was that God helped me find a preacher to fill in today at Missionary Ridge. I was so out of it, to be honest, I just didn't care, but with Angela's careful prodding I worked on it, and God got it done. So, Bro Cecil Gilliland (sp? forgive me brother if its spelled wrong) is taking care of things today, and I pray God's blessings on his messages. One of these days I'll live in a land where nothing defiles, or makes unclean! I wont have to visit hospitals, or call Doctors. I wont have to preside over Funerals or visit cemeteries. I can't wait.