Mono Checklist

So, as I have had fun with mono, I have discovered certain things. I am making a list for all those who would like to know all the fun you are missing out on by not having mono.

1. You get to sleep a ton
2. You have random sore throats that come and go
3. If you ruff house, your spleen could explode
4. Your stomach is perpetually upset
5. If you don't sleep enough, you get a headache
6. You get an excuse to turn homework in late
7. Your brain gets fuzzy from lack of sleep
8. If you try to do homework, you automatically fall asleep
9. Sometimes you are so tired, you can't sleep
10. You have flatulence that can clear a room in 2.5 seconds
11. You can't kiss people
12. You can pass it on to your enemies
13. You can randomly pass it on in the future without knowing it
14. You have a walking fever
15. If the doctors give you antibiotics you look like a leper

As a note to 12, I am very bummed because I didn't even get to kiss anyone to get the kissing disease, I just got it. What is the fun of having a kissing disease if you didn't get to kiss to get it. I do know, however that my grandma's canker sore medicine actually helps you to feel better. The sad thing is, I am in Arizona for the week and left my supply up in Provo.

Graduating

I am so happy! I took my last final today. I will be graduating on Thursday and Friday. I am so happy. I never thought this day would come. My roommates threw a surprise party for me tonight. It is a good thing I had to go back to my room because I might of cried out of gratitude. I think having mono has made me emotional. I think I have been tempted to cry more than ever this past week and there has been a reason for my emotion, just not that much.

I got my cap and gown today, my parents are coming up tomorrow, it is the beginning of the end of my time here in Provo. It is really strange to think that in four months I will be moving. I have so much to do. It is also a little sad for me. I will miss my friends very much.

The Reason Why

So, all semester long, I have been having problems. I have been tired, my stomach has hurt, and I have had an off and on fever and sore throat. I have felt so rotten, for so long, that I was just happy to know what the matter with me is. I almost started to cry when I found out that I have mono. I have started to drink Grandma's canker sore medicine because mono and canker sores are caused by the same virus, the epstein-bar virus. The stuff is on the nasty side, but if it will work to get me better, I will do it.

I am really tempted to write a letter to my teachers explaining that I have had mono since at least January and that due to the incompetence of the doctors at the BYU Student Health Center, I was not diagnosed properly until today.

I am so glad that this semester is over. I can't wait to go home, even if it isn't for very long and just rest. I am disappointed with my grades, but it is too late for that now. I just hope that my teachers will take pity on me.