Long time no see.

Alas, I am back from the dead and back at school for second semester.

My entire break was spent in the big chair in the living room. I couldn't move as my entire body including my oral cavity and other unspeakable orfices were covered in large, blistering, painful, itchy, hot welts. It was gross, I looked like a leper with collagen injections, and I was perfectly miserable. It was without a doubt the sickest I had ever been, and I pray I never get that sick again.

The ER doctors called it Stevens-Johnsons Syndrome. It is a rare, and often fatal disease whose cause is not quite clear yet. There are different strains of it, each one with a different level of severity. I was lucky mine was one of the less severe ones, but had I not been brought into the ER, I probably wouldn't have made it as when the welts flare up, so does the victim's struggle to breath. It's a most frightening, painful experience. I was so scared I teared up a bit, only to discover the disease also affects the eyes, causing them to burn and sting. It caused my feet and hands to swell immensely, making walking painful. Water, regardless of temperature, brought on flare ups making bathing very difficult.
I was put on a slew of powerful drugs and breathing treatments, of which I still have to take.

::sighs::

I'm just thankful it didn't happen at school.

As result of all this, "One Day in Candyland" has been postponed until further notice. Sorry to disappoint.

On a side note, it seems that these days everyone has bad news. Isn't anyone happy anymore? I swear, if someone isn't battling with addiction, someone's getting divorced or someone's terminally ill or someone died. I think lately the most shocking of news is that __'s family is pondering a split up. A damn shame to because they always seemed to get along so well, but then again-so did __'s family. :/