Greetings to all again, I apologize if it has been a few days since I have posted on this blog and I appreciate everyone who has read this never ending blog of mine.
What new has happen since the last time I had left you all? Well, ever since I ran the 5k in Fargo last week, I started to feel some pain in my chest that would not go away and it came to a point where I couldn't breathe or do much of anything. On this past Thursday evening, I spent all night trying to calm this pain down and nothing seemed to help but on Friday morning, I went into the clinic to get checked out and after waiting and getting back the results, they have found that I had a serious sinus infection that had a lot of congestion building up by my lungs that when I breathed, it started to put a lot of pressure on my chest and caused the chest pains. And another reason why I couldn't breathe too well was because of my exercise induced asthma, caused by allergies many years ago and with those factors and of course, stress relations, all 3 issues caused me to feel like crap.
I was actually quite relieved to have this interesting piece of news because I was expecting something worse but I am fortunate it wasn't too serious. But after getting my prescription filled for my new inhaler and antibiotics, I met up with a good friend of mine who is the local editor of the newspaper, the Leader News and he said he wanted to touch base with me for sometime because of my charity work that is upcoming in racing. So, he did an interview on me with the intention to take a picture of me running. The interview lasted about an hour and a half and when we finished, we all went to lunch and even just having soup, I couldn't eat and I started to feel some pain in my abdomen and in my lower back. As I got back to my apartment, I started to cramp up all over, getting chills, a fever of 101, and of course, caught a stomach virus that put me out of everything and then spent 15 hours in my bathroom with my sickness.
A day after the whole ordeal, I started to feel weak, weaker than I am used to and to tell you the truth, I was scared because I am so used to it but I knew that I couldn't stop. That I had to make sure I was healthy again. I kept myself hydrated with water, Gatorade and Sprite and ate nothing but crackers.
What amazed the fill in doctor was that I ran a 5k with a bad sinus infection and still able to pull a wonderful time. She called it irresponsible and I can admit that it was irresponsible of me to do that. I guess in a way, my pride got in the way of my health and that will never happen again.
To those who have been worried, I apologize and you need not to worry about me. I may live alone, but I know how to take care of myself in times like this. I can be strong when it is needed and the word "weak" doesn't mean I am less than nothing, I am human, I make mistakes, I learn and I fight. It is just a reminder that even at my worst, I can still do my best to be better. If that makes any sense.
As for now, I am on a small vacation, until I start to feel a lot better, I am relaxing my body and my mind. Although, tomorrow, I may have a photo shoot to deal with, I am not putting myself in much danger and for the upcoming article for the Leader News, I will post that article for all of you who are not here to see it.
Thank you all for your support and your constant emails, again, words cannot not compare to what I feel right now.
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