Gratitude

The folks have been sick for what seems like months. Nothing serious, just your garden-variety cold. Though, I would think it would have passed by now. It might have... I think they picked up some more bugs along the way, it is cold season after all.

I feel really bad for them. I hate sickness and can't stand to see them so uncomfortable. As sorry as I am for their discomfort, I'm sooo thankful that nothing's hit me yet. :P I'm so bad when I'm sick. When it hits, it hits hard. It takes me weeks to recover. I guess I gotta work on building up that ol' immune system. Though, I suppose that's not much of a problem this time around since I've been able to stave off those nasty germs. But I don't think my luck will last long.

I sorta feel a headache coming on, coupled with a sharpness in the back of my throat... and now that I think about it, I'm feeling kinda hot tonight. I might be on the brink. :( I don't want to get sick, though I know it's the natural order of things. I'm just thankful I've been able to hold out this long. Whenever I'm in the thick of a cold I always think of the better times and how much I wish I enjoyed it more. I do that all the time. I've done it so much now that I don't think I could be anymore thankful. So I'm sorta approaching the slab willingly this time. I've had a good run, now it's time to pay up. :P :(

But maybe I'm wrong. Could just be a change in the weather... and maybe I've stared too long at the monitor... and a scratch (at the back of the throat) could just be a scratch. At least that's what I'm hoping. As grateful as I am for having been this healthy for so long I wouldn't mind staying that way. I hope I'm not getting sick.

DS333, praying.