Feeling a bit weak
02/15/2004 04:27 a.m.
Today was fine, with a visit from the son and his fiancee and a quiet, relaxed day, until I started fighting another fever. This happened Thursday evening too, and I managed to bring it down with aspirin and sleep, and was fine on Friday though felt a little like it was coming back that night. Well, today in the afternoon the chills returned, and by evening I was up to thirty-nine.nine at one point. I don't have other symptoms, besides a little cough at times, and weakness when this comes on. But since I'm probably starting work this week or next, I'm rather annoyed. I was doing pretty well for the past two weeks.

Anyway, this morning where we often go on Saturdays, for breakfast, a friend's restaurant, the server who's a friend too, said she hates Valentine's as she hasn't got anyone in her life right now. It can certainly be another New Year's Eve type of depressing day to lots of people, if alone, and also a lot of commercial hype for everyone, and spending for the kinds of messages that should be shared every day. But it is a help to those who don't find it easy to express their love all the time, in the overt ways. And a moment to indulge in the less practical areas of life. IE Chocolate! which I don't eat hardly at all anymore.

By the time some regulars came in, including an older couple who are so devoted to one another, and they gave her a little heart to stick on her face, she was enjoying it somewhat.

I ended up wearing one too. But at first I thought Annie had jam on her face, in the dark light, til I saw it was a valentine heart.

I enjoyed the old movie The Ghost and Mrs. Muir while in bed fighting the sweats and yet I slept through much of it. Last night Casablanca was on again. And many fine movies, which was probably one of the best parts of the occasion.

Anyway, I am just briefly up to check my temp and think I've broken the worst of it again by now but certainly hope it doesn't return this week! I'm sure it's not serious, but a pain and I had some nursing attention from the others tonight, which was very supportive. I'm hoping to hear how Maria Massarella is doing, the waiting is very tough, and praying all the time for her, but I'm sure we'll hear when the family and/or she herself are able to communicate and update us.
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