A Real Life Saver

So remember when I posted that I am not solely going to concentrate on reviewing books anymore (although the next review is coming pretty soon ), and that I will also give you some livesavers. Some more livesaving and some more of the saver of the moment (whatever that moment might be).

This one is pretty recent and it's supposed to be a no brainer, but so many people around the world and around the clock ignore it. So here it goes:

If you are NOT feeling well, GO to the Doctor and DON'T procrastinate!! 


Why this you may ask? The story behind the advice just happened to me recently. My boyfriend got sick on my birthday. This little "not feeling well" mood turned into high fever later that night. His fever lasted throughout the next day as well. He was shivering all the time and he complained of soreness all over. He couldn't swallow food and therefore couldn't eat. This went on for the whole weekend and if you thought it doesn't get worse it did. He woke me up in the middle of the night telling me he had to take a shower. A shower at 4 am? Riiiiiiiight, I thought. Then I touched him and he was drenched in sweat. This happened every night since. We went to the doctor on a Monday morning and the doctor couldn't diagnose whether it was a simple case of tonsilitis or if it was a monononucleosis. The latter was worse and would mean that he would stay sick for at least 2 weeks after that. In addition to that it meant that I was going to get sick too, since it is called the kissing disease and only contagious through exchange of saliva. I googled the symptoms and they were exactly the ones my boyfriend was exhibiting. Damn, I thought.
So two days and a lot of caretaking later, we went to the doctors again and she said it was getting better. Oh, right I forgot to tell you that it was just a tonsilitis after all. So the doctor made a comment that left us all thinking. She said that we came just at the right time. If the tonsilitis was left untreated it could've developed a bubble or so (I know it sounds funny :D). That bubble is lifethreatening. So there we were stunned which left me thinking and eventually led me to write this post.

So many people die of the simplest things all the time. Pneumonia, because it was carelessly left untreated. A stroke, because the person neglected to take Aspirin. Tonsilitis, because you didn't go to the doctor. Get my point? Do not neglect your health for a second.
For the ladies: put yourself first gals, do not take care of others if you should take care of yourself.
For the gentlemen: Do not act so tough and refuse a doc because you think it's gonna be okay, because the possibility that it will be is pretty slim.

So guys stay healthy and safe. And precious I'm so relieved and glad your better <3