Last year, my friend Mark struggled with pneumonia. He was feverish, achy, and utterly exhausted. As the doctor issued his treatment plan, he lamented, “Why me? I have to sleep alone? I have to stay home? I can’t make noise? What did I do to deserve this?”
Yesterday, I found myself in a similar predicament, diagnosed with pneumonia after days of feeling unwell, culminating in alarming shortness of breath that prompted a visit to Urgent Care. Following x-rays and blood tests, my doctor delivered stern instructions:
- Stay in bed as much as possible.
- Avoid any contact with family members in bed.
- Refrain from sharing food or drinks with anyone.
- Take long steam showers.
- Limit conversation as much as possible.
- Take frequent naps.
- Expect that the Tylenol with Codeine could make you feel “loopy.”
“Just do as little as you can for as long as you can,” he concluded.
“Do you have any questions?” he asked while wrapping up my chart.
“Yes!” I replied, perhaps with too much enthusiasm, “Why me? What did I do to deserve this?!”
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