Being Half Deaf
I was on a flight from Vancouver, something felt off for me…my muscles were achy and sore, my nose was runny, my throat hurt, the air felt dry and I was sweating and cold all at once. It was difficult, the plane took off and I found myself reaching for nausea medications I had stashed in my carry-on. I felt dizzy…was I motion sick on a plane? It had been a really long day, yes travelling with a near two year old was a lot for someone who does not have children to take. Yes, I was tired. I got home and immediately went to bed and slept for fourteen hours. I was hit with COVID 19. The pandemic was supposed to be over. I called in sick to work, I woke up and slept another 12 hours, a fever had taken over my body. Chills and sweats kept coming and going and I finally decided I had to go into work. I worked the day and I was feeling great up until 3:30 my ear suddenly was plugged this is what happened last time…I got an ear infection. I had the drops at home from the last time I was sick. I quickly dealt with my dog and I put the ear drops in and waited for the magic to happen, but things went south. The room was spinning, turning. I shut my eyes…nope. I ran to the bathroom and I started to vomit hard. Not once, not twice but four times in the span of an hour. I looked at wait times in emergency they were all around five or more hours and since the Canadian healthcare is so great you need to times it by two so I’d be in emergency for 12 hours before I saw someone. That option was out, plus I could not physically stand up. Call the help line, okay two hours I’d be able to have a virtual visit. Okay, I can do it I thought as I dragged my body back to bed. I crawled under the covers shivering from being on the bathroom floor. They gave me prescriptions and my husband was able to pick them up. Rushing to my side he gave everything immediately and I went to sleep.
