in my last post i mentioned my all-too-quickly approaching birthday... and while i was expecting balloons, flowers, and sweets, they were all delivered to an undesirable address. it was friday afternoon when i started feeling a little off at work. but, being the obstinate girl that i am, i ignored my weakened state and decided that it was nothing to worry about. with the saturday sunrise i learned that this was not the case. fever, chills, nausea, the whole nine yards. still, i avoided the doctor against my better judgement and decided to lie low for the day... but when the weekend came to a close and my condition had worsened exponentially, including a new stabbing pain that radiated from my stomach to my back, i decided it might be time to seek medical attention. despite this decision, it wasn't until six o'clock monday evening that something was done about the whole ordeal. at that time i was rushed to the emergency room after an inability to keep food down for almost four days, with a skyrocketing fever that never seemed to cease. after endless tests, cat-scans, blood work, and x-rays, i was informed that i had an extreme case of pyelonephritis... a kidney infection. my cat-scan revealed that my right kidney had nearly tripled in size due to the infection, and i was immediately admitted to the hospital on a strict routine of i/v fluids, antibiotics, and morphine. much to my dismay, and another blow to my already hurting heart, the doctors advised that i would be in the hospital for at least three days. great... my twenty-second birthday, far from home, alone in a hospital bed.
but love and blessings always come in surprise doses. i am far beyond fortunate that in moving to new york, i gained a sweet, sweet cousin who stayed with me as much as she could. and to my added delight and unexpected wonder, my beau flew down from buffalo to be by my side. after a few restless days and nights, i was released with a regime of antibiotics and allowed to carefully enjoy the rest of my birthday weekend and returned to work on monday.
segue: speaking of work....
i am now officially a paid, full-time associate designer with gigante vaz partners! i have been so lucky to work and learn under this agency over the summer and am looking forward to continuing this professional journey while developing my talents and expanding my experience level.
and finally....
i am moving to bushwick on saturday! my own place in new york! well, almost my own place. i will be sharing this lovely apartment with my sweets, but am overly excited to start a new chapter. additional photos to come as decorations and furniture ensue..
i have a strong feeling that new york in the fall is going to be one for the books.
