Random Monday.....

Another weekend has come and gone.....they're always too short, aren't they??

Last Thursday, after I posted about my strange sickness, I thought I was going to have to slit my throat or wrists or something.  The coughing, that day, turned into something AWFUL.  I mean AWFUL.  Not to be gross, I coughed SO hard, that I seriously thought I was going to throw up. 

The internet is a good and a bad thing when it comes to some crazy illness you have and you want to read about it.  I have been reading message/chat boards about pertussis/whooping cough.  It is nice to find out that I am not alone in this weirdo illness. 

There are many people out there that are WAY worse off than I am with this disease.  I don't know if it's a disease, it sure feels like it should be labeled as a  DISEASE. Some people are completely debilitated by whooping cough.  Like they can't go to work, can't leave their house, sleep sitting up, and can't hardly function they are so exhausted from their bouts of coughing.  That is horrible to me.  I understand where they're coming from, but I am lucky in the fact that my worst fits of coughing happen at night.....which is common with THE DISEASE.  There are people that have suffered respiratory illness and problems LONG after being diagnosed with the disease.  Ugh.  

I don't know what my point is really about the whooping cough.....I think I just got a little depressed this weekend about it after my epic cough-o-rama on Thursday.  I've not been in denial, but I just read about it on the internet and found out how really serious this is.....and it's depressing.  Granted I know it could be much worse, but I just wonder how long I will cough and if there will be any long term effects of having THE disease. 

I will stop ranting about whooping cough.  You're welcome. :)

Oh, and the throat spray that I posted about last week.....does nothing for the cough.  The prescription cough pills help much better......

I am still mad about breaking up with jerk #922.  I haven't dated 922 people, it just feels like that's how many jerks I've met along the way.  It's been about a month ago we broke up, and I haven't posted about it, but I am mad.  I am hurt and I am mad.  Not going to go into detail, but when people treat you like CRAP, you get a little grumpy about it.  But, hey, I am happy in the fact that I am not an insecure human being.  Some people are insecure, sexist, rude, and hateful.  Just sayin'. 

Last night there were HORRIBLE tornadoes in the northeast part of the state and into Joplin, MO.  Joplin is in ruin right now, and as of now, there are 89 fatalities.  This number is expected to go up. :(  COMPLETELY AWFUL.  The hospital there was hit.  The Today Show said there were medical records/papers found up to 60 miles away from the hospital.  WOW.  I pray for peace and comfort for all that were hit by this devastating blow to their town.

Have a good Monday!

Until next time, peace out!