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It sucks when you cant afford to be sick...

May 27th, 2008 at 11:55 am

So my 3-day weekend was alright... until yesterday, when a nasty little sore throat popped up. That little sore throat turned into a bigger sore throat today, and I feel not so great. I think I can sit through my classes, but I sound awful when I talk, and I'm sure my employer doesn't want me coughing all over peoples' food. The sad truth really is that I cant afford to not work. So I have no idea what I'm going to do.

I'm hoping that it gets a little better over the next few hours. Sickness always seems to be worse when you just wake up. Who knows, in the next few hours it could get a little better. I'm going to hold out until my morning class is over, maybe take a hot shower, drink more tea, gargle salt water, probably take some cold medicine.

This really is a letdown. I hope it ends soon. If it ends up spanning through the week I could be in big trouble. ugh. Not only may I have to take a couple days off work, but it's my birthday on thursday. While I dont have any plans made yet, I was intending to, and that could be ruined by this nasty cold. I guess we'll see.

The weekend was rather inexpensive. Aside from spending $10 at the grocery store, I didn't spend a dime. It's looking like it's going to be a similar situation this week. I just hope I'll be making money as well as saving it... sigh.

Hope everyone has a great day. I'm going to try and get through mine.

4 Responses to “It sucks when you cant afford to be sick...”

  1. Petunia Says:
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    I hear ya on the can't afford to be sick. Hope you feel better soon.

  2. koppur Says:
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    Feel better soon.

  3. sillyoleme Says:
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    I feel your pain, went home for a rushed weekend, and was sick as a dog (with a sore throat) yesterday. I had to call in this morning, and I hate to use a PTO day for sickness. Here's hoping we both feel better!

  4. reflectionite Says:
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    a few years ago i too got really sick and couldn't afford not to work, plus the business where i was working had no extra staff to cover me so i really had no option other than to work while sick. my advice is, while i absolutely hate using them, the cold and flu tablets you get from the chemist or supermarket helped me get through the week, and then i was able to rest on the weekend. just take care of yourself!

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