Alrighty! This is probably my final post for the Ren Faire since last weekend was the 5th and final weekend and I will not be participating in tear-down due to health reasons.
I managed to barely survive the weekend this time. I was amped up and ready to party out my final days since my life complications have very much inserted themselves in my physical and mental ability and in turn affected the run of faire for me.
But alas! I have been thwarted in my efforts!
The cold I had gotten at the beginning of the run tapered off and picked up and became 10x worse Saturday night. I was doing okay, spent a nice portion of Saturday with my friend Blythe, whom I hadn't seen in 2 years and was visiting faire. At the end of the day I decided to hang out on the hay bails with a couple of friends and noticed a nasty smell of mold from them. Either way, within hours of sitting there and hanging out I was coughing more and feeling downright fatigued. Went to bed and woke up coughing throughout the night.
Sunday I was a total stool. My shift was hard because for some reason it was very humid inside the dressing tent and hard for me to breathe. I changed my bodice into one that offered more flexibility around the rib area and it was made easier but still, coughing and breathing issues continued.
This was a major downer since my bf's cousin was visiting and it was the last day.
I managed to get my obligatory annual Sin-on-a-Stick (cheesecake dipped in chocolate) but I ended up staying behind the booth for the greater part of my free afternoon.
When it came time to pack up our camping equipment and all that would be coming home with us, I ended up going into a full blown asthma attack. My bf was freaked out and wanted to just ditch everything and take me out of the camp area so I could get away from the dust. I wanted to just pack everything and get it over with so that I could get out of the area for good. I ended up sitting in the car as he took down the tent and loaded up the car, which helped and my breathing eased a little bit.
Monday I went to the ER, as per the prompts of my nurse and was diagnosed with Asthmatic Bronchitis. Today is the last day of my Dr.'s note before returning to school and I am still having a few issues breathing when I wake up and extreme coughing fits throughout the day. This has definitely put a hamper on my participating in tearing down the booth this weekend.
Anyhoo, here is a pic of my friend Blythe and I taken Saturday before my health took a dive:
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