Rough Week

This past week I fell ill with pneumonia. I started feeling ill this past Tuesday evening when I woke up in the middle of the night and felt cold and I started shivering in bed. I couldn't get warm, so I went to wake up my wife and she noticed that I was shaking like a leaf. She came into bed with me and warmed me up and I slowly recovered and got warm. Little did I know that I was to experience high fevers that shot up to 102. On Wednesday morning when I woke up I didn't feel to well, my legs were week and my throat was so soar I couldn't even swallow water. On Wednesday afternoon I was feeling so ill that I wasn't able to go out to pick up my daughter. I had to have my wife help me pick up my daughter, we agreed to meet and I ended up waiting in the car. That night I knew something wasn't right and my wife monitored my temperature as it went down to 97 or 98 thanks to Tylenol and then shot up to 102. The next morning on Thursday my wife stayed home with me and she took me to the clinic. My wife and I both thought that the doctor was going to tell us that it was a virus and that it would go away, yet to our surprise he said that I had pneumonia, and that my throat was infected. Fast forward to today, Sunday, 4 days later.....I feel much better today and I don't need to lay in bed for most of the day like I had did in the last 3 days or so. I managed to go outside for the first time since last Thursday to get some air, yet I felt tired after taking a 10 minute walk with my wife, daughter and our little dog. I need to mention this. I don't know what I would've done without the help of my lovely wife. She has done so much for me since I got sick, it's unbelievable. She made sure I was fed every day and would bring it to our bed and made sure I take my pills. My wife took care of the house chores while I was recovering. We always work as a team and share the responsibilities, yet these past few days she had to do everything on her own and it made me feel bad. I was helpless and was upset that I couldn't be there for her. She is such as wonderful person, such a hard worker and so caring and loving. I see that in her everyday. There were moments that she got upset and I understand that because there are issues that are bothering both of us. And I understand that she was tired and there always seemed like there was something to do. She couldn't get to sit down and just enjoy being with the family. Yet after everything was said and done we all managed to sit down together at 7 pm and tuned in to watch America's Funniest Videos which brought laughter to the whole family. It was a nice gesture after a hectic four days to just sit and watch a program we all enjoy and release some of the stress out of our system. I owe everything to my lovely wife, she has given me so much support and love that I feel like I am the luckiest man. I am so lucky to have her as my wife and I love her very much.