What a long few weeks! As you know by now, I just got out of the hospital. I ended up being in there for 5 days. In the end, they think I had 2 different infections. One viral, like meningitis, and the other bacterial in my respiratory system, like streptococcus.

I had been sick for about 15 days earlier. I had (and still do) awful headaches, pain behind the eyes, sensitivity to light, was bruising easily and was nauseas. Most of the time I was in the hospital, I was sleeping. This whole thing has really worn me out. I’ve been home now 3 days and still haven’t been out of bed very much. My head and neck are in lots of pain.

The surprising news was that I only paid about $3,000 for all of the many tests, doctors, medications, and a private room for five days. Though that didn’t initially sound like too much to me, I realized that it’s more money than many people in Costa Rica make in a year. Hopefully my insurance will cover part of this.

I guess the worst part was how I have felt over the last 23 days. But beyond that, the hardest part was just letting go of all the “important” things I was supposed to have been doing. Sadly, it took something this serious to remind me to take good care of myself.

Anyhow, I’m home now. I’m slowly getting things back together. If I owe you an email or a phone call, please be patient. I’m way behind on everything.