It's my (re)birthday!
One year ago, I was VERY sick. I knew I was sick, but didn't know how sick I was. I posted that from my hospital room the day after I had been admitted. I had COVID in mid-January 2022. I started to feel better, then got nausea and vomiting that would not stop for a week. In the middle of that, I had a nurse come to my house and give me some IV fluids which made me feel a little better but really delayed me from going to the hospital. I really kept thinking I would feel better because I always recovered. It was a late night attempt to get water that made me realize I was definitely not getting better. I remember feeling my chest tighten so much that it made my shoulders roll in. I was trying to stay focused on the task (because I was just so SO thirsty) and leaning on the wall for support. I remember trying to take deep breaths and I couldn't. Then, I was on the floor. I told myself to hang on until 8:00 because I wanted my doctor to be at the hospital. I also knew I couldn...