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Day 49

Are there calories in Dayquil?
Uuugh, I'm sick.  It's of the fever/chills/sore throat/headache/stuffy variety.  To preempt your advice, yes, I have been resting and drinking lots of fluids, even though it hurts.  I have also been attempting to kill whatever this is with vitamins.  Last night I also thought about trying to kill it with fire.

Bonus sadness: yesterday I was having a fabulous hair day of the Kate Middleton variety, and it was wasted.  WASTED!
It was like this, but with more grey hair.
Anyway, it is hard to eat well when you're sick, but I think I made a pretty good attempt.  Major props to Coworker Jason for bringing pathetic Alyssa some chicken kabobs.  Even if he did kind of toss it at me so he wouldn't get sick--I would have done the same.  So lunch was chicken (Andrew--protein!), rice, and salad.  Also Dayquil.


Dinner was courtesy of Chris/Panera Bread, which was chicken wild rice soup, whole grain crackers, and a piece of cheese.  More Dayquil (and tea and water).

Today I'm thankful for modern medicine, and access to health care.  As easy as it is to complain about my insurance company billing me wrong, or the wait at CVS, or the terrible magazine selection at the doctor's office, there are many people in the world for whom basic medical care is a luxury.  It also wasn't all THAT long ago that drilling holes in people's heads and leeches were considered "treatments," so I'm pretty happy to live in the Age of Advil.
Although really, would it hurt to put a few copies of People out?
And finally, in Alzheimer's Walk news, I have had to change my goal four times now, because you guys are so awesome!  I'm almost at $600--way to make a girl feel loved!  Right now, 5 million people suffer from Alzheimer's.  By the time I retire, that number is expected to rise to 16 million.  To put that in perspective, right now, the state of Virginia only has 8 million residents.  So thanks to those of you that have donated!

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