I was in class today, listening to problem solutions when I began to feel ill. My face flushed and I felt queasy – then before I knew it, I developed a bit of a fever. I was nauseated from not eating, so I quickly began to munch on some crunchy Cheetos. At the break, I rushed to a vending machine and got chips and cookies. It was enough to stave off the illness and stabilize my body. Crazy how it just flared up like that, in part due to being weak from hunger, in part due to the chilly room conditions. Even now as I lay in bed, it’s lingering there and I feel on the verge of getting sick. I guess the wind today affected me more than I expected.

Have you ever experienced a sudden fever like that? One that comes and goes before you fully react to what’s going on? I used to get it every afternoon in high school for awhile, but now I only get flare-ups occasionally. The nice thing is they go away pretty quickly, but they just as quickly and unpredictably come back too. I hope that rest will stave it off and not give it a moment of weakness upon which to pounce!