Sick Days

Before the spring of seventh grade, when I got my tonsils removed, I used to be sick every month with ear infections, asthma, tonsillitis, and sore throats for at least 3-7 days. I used to get pneumonia a lot too until fourth grade. I went to bed feeling fine but when I woke up at 4 am I couldn't stand up without falling to the ground and I couldn't stay on the ground without getting a burst of energy that forced me to stand up. When my mom saw what was going on she drove me straight to the children's hospital in Hartford where I was put in my own room, so they ran a few tests, did several x-rays and decided that I needed a spinal tap, which is a type of surgery in which they go into your back and look at your spinal fluid. Before the procedure they gave me anesthetic through my I.V and made me fall asleep for an hour or 2, I don't really know what they did to find and fix the problem, but what they did tell me was that it was pneumonia and that I was very lucky. About three hours later they let me out and allowed me to go home but I was out of school for recovery and my friends occasionly came over and wrote me a couple get well cards, and not long after I was recovered and ready for school again. This story has always been important to me because it always makes me think how lucky I was to be able to be cured and how my mom was with me the entire time calming me down.