I’ve had health issues the last few days, a Crohn’s attack and a cold at the same time. This was a true Crohn’s attack, inflammation, not an obstruction caused by scarring from previous attacks. The symptoms are hard to describe; it’s not painful; more than anything it’s enervating. I spend most of my time drifting into and out of sleep My stomach doesn’t hurt but I’m not hungry. I get a fever, usually around 100°F. When the fever rises, I get chills. That’s one of the surest signals I’m having an attack.
There’s not much I can do about it other than wait it out. I usually take acetaminophen for the fever but because I also had a cold, I was taking cold meds which contain acetaminophen, but less than the extra strength tablets I usually take.
It’s passed though I’m still a bit weak. It’s not going to stop me from going to NERFA tomorrow. I might have to take it a little easier tomorrow but I’m expecting to be at full strength. It would take a lot more to keep me away from NERFA. Falcon Ridge, NERFA, Thanksgiving, Pesach, and caroling with Terre Roche, are my high holy days. It’s where I recharge my emotional batteries
NERFA is the antithesis to my high school experience. In high school I was an outcast, at NERFA I fit right in. It’s my cheers, everyone knows my name. Yet I still manage to make new friends every year. Discovering friends is at least as important as discovering music.
At NERFA I put on no airs. I walk around half the time in my sweats. I’m tempted to never wear shoes; there are no social consequences so I might as well be comfortable.
I was going to take the train up but that’s inconvenient. I have to walk a mile to the train station and once I get to Stamford, I’d have to either arrive two hours before anything starts to catch the shuttle to the hotel or take a cab, which would cost far more than the train. One of the perks of being me, is that friends will come through for me when I don’t even ask. Matthew asked me if I wanted a ride, I accepted the offer. A nice thing about living in the Bronx is that I’m not far out of the way for many people.
As I’ve been sleeping half the day, will I be able to sleep tonight? That’s a bit of a worry as I don’t get much sleep at NERFA. I’m still a bit tired, so I think I’ll be OK. If I go to sleep late and wake up late that’s good. I’m not getting picked up until after 1 PM.
I know I don’t have much to say today but as I won’t be writing again until Sunday night the earlier, I figured I better post something tonight. I’ll have tons to write about after the conference.
Wise Madness 