Friday Fiver

[ringsandcoffee]

1. What was the most sick that you've ever been?
I had meningitis when I was 3 months old.

2. What disease are you afraid of getting?
Cancer, after watching from afar how chemo affected my mom.

3. Are you a big baby when it comes to taking medicine/shots for your illnesses?
No. I had trouble swallowing pills until around age 10, but I would still take my medicine when needed.

4. Is going to the doctor really THAT bad?
Only when I don't feel heard or listened to.

5. Would you have the flu twice a month if you were paid $1,000 for having it?
Nope. That would probably only cover time I missed work due to being sick. Also, having the flu sucks.

Comments

[brittdreams]

Totally agree with you on being afraid of getting cancer. I'm also terrified of dementia.

[ringsandcoffee]

I don't personally know anyone with dementia, but an LJ friend's husband is in early stages. It seems like he isn't fully aware of his condition, and so he isn't suffering. She, however, is documenting his decline and how she has to take on more.

[brittdreams]

S's grandmother had dementia before she passed and it just sucked (and I say this as someone who never knew her before it started so had no baseline to compare to). Depending on the form of cancer, there's treatment and a potential end in sight whereas with dementia it's just decline (could be slow, could be fast) until death.

[wendelah1]

I wouldn't suffer through the flu once if I was paid a million dollars. Flu can kill.

[ringsandcoffee]

I didn't think of that since flu usually doesn't hit me that hard.