Friday I came home from work feeling pretty miserable.
I was grateful it happened when it did, because my week was SO busy..
And being sick would have put me super behind!
So there's blessing #1.
That night was horrible. I had no idea what it could be, so based off the evidence of
constant nausea/throwing up (sorry, gross I know)/swelling/high fever etc. we were pretty sure it was food poisoning.
Now we aren't so sure.
Because it still hasn't gone away..
I'm a little worried that it's appendicitis. I've read multiple accounts of people having problems with their appendix after having their gallbladder removed (which I had a few months ago).
But we'll find out this week.
Either way, the next morning, after the night of horror..
I asked Jon to explain what was happening in my body.
My health major requires anatomy and physiology classes,
so I do have a basic understanding of this stuff..
but Jon just has this way of explaining things that make it so much more meaningful.
It's like being told a story about my insides..
He explained how certain systems are designed to fight things off and what triggers it to do so etc.
And as he was talking I just imagined little warriors inside of me in constant battle trying to defend their kingdom (my insides) from the enemies (in this case some pretty nasty bacteria)..
And I couldn't help but think:
"My body's a champion."
Nothing could be more true.
And for that, I'm incredibly grateful.