H1N1 Haiku

Coughing and Sneezing

Why is it so contagious?

I dislike piggies.

Two more victims of the swine flu! Mike got it from work, and so graciously brought it home to me. Although he had it a lot worse than I did, I was the one who ended up going to the doctor due to the fact that pregnancy is considered high-risk with the swine flu. I went to the doctor's office, and they sent me to the hospital to get tested to confirm the H1N1 virus. After going to 2 hospitals and waiting for over an hour in the waiting room, they stuck a swab up my nose and sent me home. The results came back positive. Since I work at a hospital, I was restricted from going back to work for an entire week, which wouldn't have been so bad, if I didn't spend almost the entire week in bed. I also had to talk to the infection control nurse at the hospital so she can track the spread of the virus. She told me that the interesting thing is that everyone who gets the swine flu has wildly different symptoms. Some have very mild symptoms, and others are hospitalized. I sure got off lucky! All in all, it wasn't the worst thing I've ever dealt with. The worst part was paying for the Tamiflu, which was quite pricey. All for the good of the baby, I guess, who is kicking away quite happily still. And that's what matters most.

Back in the summer of '09

As Mike and I were reminiscing on this past summer, we realized that instead of just going to school and work, we actually had quite the eventful summer. Here's a summary:

You never thought it'd happen, but I finally graduated from BYU in Clinical Laboratory Science. I finished up my internship at Timpanogos Regional Hospital, where I've worked ever since.

In May, we went with Mike's family to Washington DC to see Mike's older brother, Zeke, graduate from medical school. We saw the sights and spent a lot of time with family.

In July, I left Mike at home and flew to Washington for my dearest friend's wedding. Duckie has talked for ages about the beautiful San Juan islands, and I finally got to experience it first hand!

Our next adventure was to California to visit Mike's family. The trip included visiting the Jelly Belly Factory, San Francisco, Ghiradelli Square, and Alcatraz.