Yesterday, I thought I was going to die. Stomach Viruses are certainly nasty and this one was nasty. This got me to thinking. As I have said we spent the first 7 years of my life living in either Washington or Michigan what I didn’t say is that I think I spent most of my time sick. I can remember Michigan having to wear earmuffs all the time. Even indoors!! It felt like I had permanent earaches.
I also spent way too much time in hospitals. Once from the croup, and then to have my tonsils and adenoids removed. All this before I turned 5. I remember my adenoids being taken out because that was the first time that the medical community lied to me. I can still remember the doctor coming into my room and asking me if I wanted to have them operate on me to take out my adenoids or to take this magical medicine that would make them melt away. Needless to say I took the magic medicine, which turned out to be a suppository that helped to knock me out so they could then operate on me. I have to admit, I wasn’t too happy when I woke up and found out that they had lied to me. Oh well at least I had the ice cream.
Having to wear earmuffs all the time caused another problem that wouldn’t be discovered for another 22 years. It was uncovered when I started my first job at Northrop. As part of the pre-employment I had to take a hearing test. I had thought I had done okay, that is until the nurse walks up to me and yells at me “DO YOU NEED A HEARING DEVICE FOR YOUR TELEPHONE?”
When she yelled, it scared the crap out of me. I told her no, but 20 years later I began wearing hearing aides.
I have to admit the best thing that ever happened for me health wise was moving to CA. Since moving here, the good news was that I didn’t get sick nearly as often but the bad news was that now when I would get sick, it would be extra nasty. Just like last night…
Central Coast Senior 
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