I had a heptic week. I had lots of homework due, two tests, a few medical appointments for the kids, the car broke down in the middle of the car riders pick up line, and best of all recording my Journal and my summary for the M&M simulation.
I was going crazy with the watch going off, people staring, talking behind my back, my throat got so sore and inflammated, No Kidding I found out that now I am allergic to chocolate, Yes, to chocolate. I just don't think I could stop eating it all together and I still didn't care though, I still finish my simulation with my M&Ms I will not eat them for a while because I grew sick of them. I had to cut the big ones because at the time I bought them they did not have the peanut ones so I switched for the almond ones, bad mistake, I tried swallowing those things but forget it I almost shoke. So most of the week I ended up cutting them into smaller pieces. My family and I took the mission for real, my kids would remind me and they would ask me if I am suppose to act out the symptoms too, and I told them that yes, and that they were sad and I would not wish them to my worst enemy.
I learned a lot, it create awareness to me and my family. I am so touched by this community and all they had to go through physically that it is ashame that most of us make them feel even worst, it shouldn't happen, It is so shameful and inhumane.
Anyways, I'm registered for the Summer and I am looking forward to take Epidemiology with Prof. Douglass, and guess what? I took it online. I don't know what got into me, whether the enjoyment of this class or the fact that I already had to travel 4 times to ucf that scares me. Either way I know I will surely learn something that I will use for the rest of my life and I can not say this out of other courses I have taken.
In other news, and to my surprise, my medical insurance added on their list of coverage; diagnostic tests, therapeutic services and some supplies. But the one that open my eyes was the "annual voluntary HIV screening for beneficiaries at risk of HIV infection per USPSTF guidelines" (Citrus Health Care, 2010). Now after more than 20 years Private Insurance are starting to care a bit more, usually I go to government agencies to be tested now at least many of us could request straight from our Doctor's office, that a very small step forward, I wonder how many Private Insurance actually cover the treatment? That's something I need to research and What about Pres. Obama's new Health Care Plan, would that also take in consideration the HIV community? I really need to check the answer for this because I never know if I ever would need to know the answer for these questions.
DO YOU KNOW...
As of December 2009, 2.5 million children were infected with HIV or AIDS.
Babies infected may not show any symptoms at first, but the progression of AIDS is often faster in babies than in adults.
Doctors need to watch babies closely and have their blood tested often to check for the number of T-Cell.
Kids who have HIV or AIDS tend to learn more slowly than healthy kids.
Kids who have HIV or AIDS tend to start walking and talking later than the average healthy kid.
HIV positive Kids can go to school, make friends, hang out, and they get sick more often than other kids because their immune system is more fragile.
Eating lunch and playing games with HIV positive kids does not bring any risk of infection.
Web: Retrieved April 1, 2010 from The Nemours Foundation, updated December (2009) by Joel Klein, MD from http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/infection/hiv.html
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Wow, it looks like you had a tough week! ALLERGIES TO CHOCOLATE? That's my worst nightmare! I am glad to hear that you had little helpers reminding you to take your m&m's. I also had problems swallowing the "pills." I started to cut them into smaller pieces, which didn't always work out well. It seems as if you were fine with taking them in front of your family. I on the other hand felt akward, and decided to hide the fact that I was taking "pills".
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