Welcome to the Pity Party---Guest of Honor--ME

Well, here I am at home from work AGAIN. I walked back over to the clinic today. Now, lets talk about the logic of this. I am supposedly suffering from pneumonia, and I have to walk to and from the clinic in a wind chill or -16 with blowing snow. Does this sound like a bad idea to anyone else???
Well, despite my better judgement, and in hopes of getting some medicine for my cough, I went. I had an appointment at the Bethel clinic today, but no planes were flying. One of my friends said that I should add that I walked to the clinic uphill both ways when I tell the story to my brother's grandkids. (She actually said MY grandkids, but come on, who are we kidding). In actuality, I did have to climb up and over a snow drift going both ways so that counts.
Inside the clinic, I was the first to arrive for the 9:30 appointments. Apparently, that's how it works. There are like four appointments times during the day and they schedule so many people for each time slot. Luckily, since in down states you always arrive for doctors appointments early, I was at the front of the line both times I went.
Today I saw a different health aide, Norma. Now, Norma is really nice and I like her. She took down the details of my illness. My big concern is that I develop this HORRIBLE cough AFTER I started the antibiotics. She asked me the questions from the "medical Bible". It has a name, but I forget what it is. It's basically like those books that you used to read where, at the bottom of the page, you got to choose what you wanted the characters to do next. I.e. if you want to go into the haunted house, turn to page 47; if you don't, turn to page 101. Well, she asked me the questions and turned to the appropriate pages. She listened to my lungs, looked in my ears and nose, etc. etc. Then, she gave me a strep test which, of course, turned out negative. I was then sent home to rest and was told that they would call me after the doctor called them.
I battled the wind to come back home and drink some hot chocolate then had a little nap. I was home well before 10:00.
It's 4:00 now, and the doctor apparently just called back because she just called me. The doctor is prescribing some sort of inhaler for me. The health aide also said that the doctor said, "That if you aren't better in two days, you must go to Bethel." Funny, that's what I was hoping to do today. I also have instructions to inhale a lot of steam, drink plenty of fluids, and get lots of rest. It looks like I will taking off at least tomorrow and possibly the next day. I know that my Site Administrator isn't going to be thrilled, but I am certainly not going to work if it means it could cause my health to get worse.
A while back, I asked for those of you of the praying nature to pray for our generator. Well, after that plea, the generator has been in great working order. I believe that prayer works so here goes a similar request.
To those of you of the praying nature, please pray for improved health and a quick recovery for me. It is very difficult to be sick when you are so isolated. For those of you who aren't of the praying nature, now's a good time to start. :)
I'll keep you updated as to my condition.
Hoping not to cough up a lung,
Debbie