Being sick at college = no fun!
I'm just getting over a cold that seemed like it wanted to last FOREVER.
Being sick at home sucks, but being sick at college is like a whole new level of sucking. You can't just get your parents to write you a note so you can skip school that day, you still have to go. You can't lay in bed all day, no one is going to bring you food.
When I first started feeling bad, I figured I could take some DayQuil and be better in no time. I'm a college kid now, I didn't need anyone to take care of me. But, after about a week, I was feeling quite differently.
There was one day when all I wanted was Chicken Noodle Soup. So, I got up and went to the dining to get some. Only when I got there, they told me they were out of it for the day. Upset, I walked to another dining hall only to be told the same exact thing. I had one more place left. One last sliver of hope. But, when I got to the last dining hall, I'm told they don't have chicken noodle soup either! Now, I don't know if you've ever been sick and really wanted some comfort food to make you feel better but not gotten it, so let me tell you it's the worst feeling in the world. I felt defeated, so I just went back to my dorm and went to sleep.
That incident just made being sick at college ten time worse. I woke up the next day wanting nothing more than to go to my mommy's house. If I were there I knew she would make me some chicken noodle soup, and maybe a grilled cheese sandwich too. She'd give me a comfy pillow and blanket and set me up a nice bed on the couch. She pop in a movie from my childhood and give me medicine to make me feel better. If she was really feeling like it she'd probably even sit there and rub my forehead or ankles. You know, everything you want when it's cold outside and you're sick.
I couldn't have any of that though. All I could do was sleep.
Moral of the story being I am NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER getting sick at college again. I have to save that for the next time I'm home.
Awe . . . I'm sorry :(. Being a big girl sucks in and of itself ~ trust me, I'm an expert on this one! But, you're right, being sick on top of it . . . . So, feeling better now? You have a good mom to have done all those things for you. Just remember the next time you see her to give her a big, not for any reason, just because, HUG!
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Auntie Crickett :)
PS ~ I'm sure the next post will be on a happier note :>)
I know the feeling though Nichole even with my mom being right down the street, living alone doesn't make being sick fun ): It sucks because no one is there to help you with anything, and yes, sick and college just shouldn't be aloud because of the no parents notes and you can only miss so many days before FAILING!!!!!! Oh, how I miss homework (real homework not just papers) and sick notes.
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