Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Z-tabs and Immortality

I’m sitting here, stuck at home, recovering from (a) some kind of sinus infection and (b) the antibiotic used to get rid of it. A word about azithromycin: it works great on the bad guys and then it goes after you! Ringing in the ears! Nausea! Diarrhea! Like being on pot brownies, but without the fun! So I’m home. I can’t work today because I’m too spaced out from the zythromax that I popped this morning, but at least my throat doesn’t hurt! I’m not taking any more. No more Z-tabs for me.

When this kind of thing happens, I’m reminded that human beings are both very strong and very fragile, that we can survive amazing difficulties but die suddenly and without warning. I know people who have lived through cancer. I also know people who have died young and suddenly. I guess we all have our weak point. Finding out what it is, without losing it all, is a tricky proposition.

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