Do you remember feeling really ill? As a child or perhaps more recently? Tell us the story. What keeps you going when you really feel Awful? What inspires you to find the road back to health?
I used to get sick a lot as a kid. I remember when I had scarlet fever. I don?t remember if that was before or after my tonsillectomy. Sometimes I felt like I was going to burn to a crisp and my mom would sponge rubbing alcohol all over me. She kept the shades drawn in my room. It was pretty lonely during the day because my brother would go to school and my mother couldn?t hear me if I tried to call to her. She?d come in to check on me every so often but I mostly had to keep myself company. I played with my toys. As I began to get better, my parents took my toys away and got rid of them. It was like what happened to the poor Velveteen Rabbit and I was very upset. My dad went out and bought new toys for me but they weren?t the same. Just before I was well enough to go back to school, my mom came in screaming at me that I was going to get her arrested or into some other kind of trouble. Apparently the truant officer came to the house wondering why I wasn?t in school. I don?t think the officer threatened my mom. The thing is, my mom would have a hard time understanding what was going on. Someone like a truant office would mean trouble and it scared her. I don?t know why she blamed me, though. It really makes no sense at all. I was afraid to tell my parents when I was sick after that. It certainly made an impression on me!
I would go to work even if I felt sick. I guess knowing I needed to bring in a paycheck kept me going. I don?t think I was doing myself any favors going in to work sick. I?d still have to come home, make dinner, and all that other stuff and I would feel really worn out. After the kids were born, I managed to convince myself that rest is a good thing. The inspiration back to health would be that I don?t want to feel sick. I want to be healthy and feel good so that I can enjoy myself, my husband and the kids!
More things about me:
1. RELATIONSHIP STATUS:
happily remarried, previously very sad widow
2. FAVORITE BOARD GAME:
Sorry!
3. FAVORITE MAGAZINE:
Writer?s Digest
4. FAVORITE SMELL:
TB's cologne
5. FAVORITE SOUND:
birds singing
6. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE IN YOUR FAMILY:
here at the house, five
7. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD:
helplessness
8. FAVORITE COLOR:
dark red wine (burgundy?)
9. HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER:
three, if I?m going to answer
10 FUTURE CHILDS NAME:
NA
11. PIERCING YOU HAVE and TATTOOS:
don?t have anyl
12. WHAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN LIFE:
my health & my family
13. FAVORITE FOOD:
prime rib
14. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA:
chocolate
15. DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST:
Nope!
16. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL:
nope, just my Teddy-Bear
17. STORMS-COOL OR SCARY:
if I?m indoors: way cool!
18. WHAT KIND OF CAR DO YOU WANT IN THE FUTURE?
A punch buggy!!!!
19. IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON IN THE WORLD, WHO WOULD IT BE:
If I?m supposed to pick a living person: Billy Joel
If it?s dead or alive: Helen Keller
20. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI:
if I have to
21. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
a columnist
22. IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
I wouldn?t even if I could
23. EVER BEEN IN LOVE?
Oh yes
24. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE NUMBER?
Three
25. SAY ONE NICE THING TO THE PERSON THAT SENT THIS TO YOU: NA
26. PERSON YOU SENT THIS TO WHO IS LEAST LIKELY TO SEND IT BACK: NA
27. PERSON YOU SENT THIS TO WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO SEND IT BACK: NA
28. FAVORITE PLACE IN THE USA:
Ocean City, Maryland or Long Island beaches
29. FAVORITE T. V. SHOW:
Survivor, Cold Case, and ER
30. DO YOU HAVE A CELL PHONE:
yup
31. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ON A PERSON OF THE OPPOSITE SEX:
after personality, it would be their eyes
32.WHAT TURNS YOU OFF ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX:
they keep stuff to themselves
33. AT WHAT AGE WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE MARRIED:
always!
34: WHAT KIND OF MUSIC DO YOU LIKE?
classic rock
35: WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE WITH YOU ON A DESERT(ed) ISLAND:
My hubby!
Posted by Cassie at February 24, 2004 07:43 PM