I should really say "Sucky Times and Otherwise," because it really hasn't been so bad...
But I have this nasty foolish tendency to wait until I'm next to dying before going to visit a doctor. Some freakish mutant British Columbian stomach virus came and whalloped me last week, which was putting a serious damper - such as making every meal a traumatic experience - in my otherwise merry adventures. Here we were in Watson Lake on a Friday afternoon, and did I go take my last chance to see a doctor? Nooo... because I am dumb. Apparently.
So Nathan and I got to get off the beaten tourist path late on Friday night and visit the Whitehorse General Hospital, and I got to learn about Canadian health care, and now I have magic happy pills that have made the sun come out and shine again, and Nathan gets gold stars and the official designation of "Good Friend in Rough Weather."
Morals of the story:
1. Don't get sick while travelling.
2. Jujubees do not substitute for medicine, despite their pill-like appearance.
3. It's good to keep a healthy travelling buddy around so that when you do get sick, you can tell the doctor again and again, "It wasn't the drinking water. No...it wasn't the drinking water. I'm telling you..."
11 years ago
2 comments:
ha ha ha...loved the post. Aww, Nathan is the friend to have around in bad times, isn't he? Is he staying awake in the car?!
Yes, he is. And no, he isn't. But the drive can be boring. I mean, there are only those big old mountains to look at...and a few moose...and the bears...nothing much, you know.
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