The Flu and #RightWordsRightMind

Hi guys! 

It’s been a while since I’ve blogged anything. Sorry. 

I’ve had a horrible cough for weeks that has slowed everything down for ages. Every time I coughed, it hurt to the base of my stomach. Until I was coughing up blood. 

I’ve never had anything like it before and it was one of the worst things I’ve ever had (but not THE WORST), my sleep was ok. Ish. 

I wasn’t able to use voice recognition on anything for 3 weeks. How was I going to do anything effectively? I couldn’t. So I waited it out. It was difficult. I thought I was a nuisance to everyone. 

But it affected the way I thought, too. About everything. It got to the point because it was so long where I was saying “God, make me better. Or just take me off the planet. Please. “ It happens every time.

Having a disability wasn’t even the major problem anymore. 

I felt like I had no one to turn to - not even a little moan or rant about my frustration. It was isolating. The few messages I did get made all the difference. 

The antibiotics worked, but took everything out of my system. It took a further 2 weeks to recover. 

The point is:

Talk about illness with people who matter to you. Talk about how it affects you and your mental health. It’s one of the best coping methods there possibly is. You can get through it!

Raisa X

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