I have it. These are my symptoms: sore throat, coughing, sneezing, a strong malaise, light headedness, widespread body aches. High anxiety.
How I got it: in my closet there is a Calvin Klein blazer that I bought in the last 21 days and was more than likely stitched together in a Liberian factory by a now dead seamstress.
I am waiting to see blood. Still waiting. Waiting.
People who should be contacted in case of my demise: Tom, wash the sheets. Erica, have your car sanitized. Harrison, did we touch? Sarah, Sally, Elliot, Louis, Melanie, Bill and Christine, Paula.
I know ebola is no laughing matter. But my anxiety about it definitely is.
My 9 year-old came down with a fever and upset stomach the other night. At one point I asked how he was feeling and he said, "I think I have ebola" with the most sincere little expression of fear and anxiety. Poor kid.
ReplyDeleteI believe the ability to laugh at one's anxiety is an under-appreiciated talent. Still waiting. Waiting...
ReplyDeleteDid you ever read The Poisonwood Bible where the pestilence cleanses and renews the earth? I am more afraid of shingles right now. Do you vaccinate for this? The flu?
ReplyDeleteI always get flu shots and have had the shingles shot as well.
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