Tag: life or death
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Day Four of Encephalitis and New Directions
Monday, January 30, 2017 On Monday, the optometrist fit me in for an appointment. She took a good look at my eye and even called another optometrist to get some advice, but in the end, they simply prescribed some more medication for pink eye. They even tested again for Eye Herpes (shingles), but it…
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Day Three of Encephalitis and New Directions
Sunday, January 29, 2017 Two days after the pain showed up in my eye, we still had no answers. My memory of the time is patchy and foggy. It’s no wonder. Despite what I understood about my situation, the truth was I was in the middle of a major brain trauma. There are…
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Day Two of Encephalitis and New Directions
January 28, 2017 The next day, I really had no choice but to carry on as though nothing was out of the ordinary. When you have a sprained ankle, you rest it. When you have a severe cold, you stay away from people, and you get some extra sleep. When you…
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Day One of Encephalitis and New Directions
Friday, January 27, 2017 I woke up with a pain in my eye. It hurt… a lot. I don’t want to be melodramatic, nor do I want to upset anyone with this description, but I also want to share with you what it was like so you can know where I’m coming…