Not are you ready to die. Are you emotionally prepared to die?

  • pahlimur@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I had a bad case of Strep throat last year and numbers I saw on the thermometer should’ve killed me. I kept passing out and choking down Tylenol trying to get my fever under control. I was hallucinating so I couldn’t understand how much danger I was in. Besides how awful my throat felt and the fever, I never felt scared of dying.

    I lost my vision on the way to the ER after suffering all night. Still took 3 hours in the waiting room because the nurse didn’t believe me. Told me I had “man flu”.

    • jpreston2005@lemmy.world
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      Yeah, For some reason women having periods means that they delight in dismissing us whenever we’re sick. I remember my ex-wife making fun of me when I had the flu, and using her supposed position of authority on all things related to pain to just -not- take care of me at all. One of the many reasons she’s an ex.