The Stages of Getting Sick

Michelle Cha Student Contributor, Boston College

Blake Acquarulo Student Contributor, Boston College

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at BC chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

The weather lately has been INSANE. It seems that one day BC is a wind tunnel, then humid like the jungle, followed by hot like summer, and then IT SNOWS. I’ve never seen spring snow before, but waking up to a winter wonderland in April was not something that I enjoyed. Needless to say, I am quite unamused by the sporadic weather patterns we have had lately and to top it off, the sudden changes in weather got me sick.

The following is a dramatic interpretation of what it’s like getting sick:

9:30 am: I woke up feeling kind of funky. Looking out the window and noticing the gross snowy skies, I blame my funk on the weather and carry on with my day.

11:00 am: Is that a scratchy throat I feel? I’m in denial….this is ridiculous….I conclude that I just slept with the heat on too high and my throat is irritated from it.

1:00 pm: The scratchy throat is coming in for the win… and I’m losing this battle. I’ve also been blessed with a headache.

3:00 pm: I’m still in denial that I’m sick so I’m just laying low but now, I’m feeling really cold.

3:30 pm: No way this can be a fever… Being sick now is not an option it CANNOT happen

4:30 pm: I’m beginning to think of back up plans if I get sick and can’t do my work: Who do I get notes from? Can I really turn in my paper a day early if I get sick? The biggest dilemma though: CAN I GO OUT THIS WEEKEND?!?!

6:30 pm: I’m super hungry so hey that’s good… No way I’m sick but lets face it, I’m always hungry.

7:30 pm: I’m driving everyone around me insane with my hypochondriacal “what ifs.” According to me, I’m going to get strep and get all of my friends and the entire hall infected…oh no.

8:00 pm: I quickly chug Emergen-C and take precautionary Advil.

8:30 pm: The time has come: chills hit, my stomach is in knots, my throat is burning. I run to grab sweatpants and a sweatshirt in hopes that I don’t die from this terrible disease. I complain about being sick to everyone around me and they either look at me like I’m crazy or offer kind condolences.

9:30 pm: Full blown panic mode has begun. Thank God for precautionary Advil because if it wasn’t for that, I would actually be dead right now.

10:30 pm: I’m praying that I only partially die from sickness #Blessed.

3:00 am: I’m rudely awoken by a terrible sore throat… too bad my water is across the room. This is an SOS situation.

7:00 am: I’ve given up; I’ve succumbed to sickness. Thinking about how awful the next few days will be, I send the “death has come so stay away from me” text to my friends because this is what death is like for a student.

Hoping that you don’t get sick because of this crazy weather? May good health be ever in your favor.

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