Sara...

lol, mom, you are SUCH a worry wart, i love it! yes, i admit....i felt like i wanted to die this last week, but hopefully it's on the rise now. here's the story so you can know that Heavenly Father was looking out for me the whole time....

last saturday i played bball with some college girls, but after i was really exhausted...because i figured my body wasn't used to that much of a workout, since it'd been over a year since i'd played (last june was when i tore my pcl...), but sunday i was REALLY sore. but church was fine, i lasted thru the whole thing without too many complaints, but after church i started to get the chills, so i borrowed someone's coat. but we also had an appointment that was really far that afternoon, so jo and i came home, i grabbed an apple and jacket, and we headed off. and about 20 minutes into the ride, i started to get a headache. and by the time we got to the place, i wasn't cold anymore...i was REALLY hot, and had hardly any energy. jo wanted to home, but i said we were already there, and the poor lady was waiting for us, so we found her house....she got me some warm water, and then she invited me to go lay down on her bed. and from that point on, ibu Dina and her family took care of me....they made a huge meal while i slept, then forced a ton of it down my throat (i eventually just gave the rest of it to jo....i couldn't eat anything else!), and then we waited for a taxi to come pick us up...which never came. then ibu dina's son went and found a becak for us, and so after about 3 hours of being pampered in this poor family's home (i just blabbed on and on, trying to be sociable, but really just tried to get jo more involved in the convo so i could just sit there...but the family was too interested in america), we got hauled by becak to the angkot, which is not a very fun way to travel when you have absolutely no energy,but jo rubbed my back, and we FINALLY made it home....and i just crashed. sis lie had a cold cloth to keep my fever down, and that worked...the next day i didn't have any fever, just a super bad headache, and by tuesday i was just exhausted. and sis chris thinks she has the same thing, so this last week it's been me and chris in the house, wanting to die, while the other 2 go out and do whatever it is they do. friday we went to the hospital to check my platelet count, and i was hoping it'd be an "in n out" visit, but they said my platelets weren't enough, so i had to stay in the hospital until today.
mom, they #'s were 36 friday, 33 saturday, and 45 sunday. i dunno what it is right now,but obviously good enough to come home. and basically this week is going to be a recovery week....so i'm still not sure how much work i'll be able to get done. ugh. but to describe how dengay fever feels like....pres said it's something like getting hit by a train a few times, i thought that was pretty well descriptive. my back hurt quite a bit until just recently... i really just don't have hardly any energy, and right now is possibly the most i've felt since last sunday. my legs were a little red, b ut even thats starting to go away. i have certainly lost weight (NOTHING sounded good....i still get sick everytime i see rice, which is SOOO weird for me), but that'll come back in no time, i'm sure. i lost 5 kilos, which is about 10 lbs. yes, i am feeling better, please don't worry about me anymore! i'm on the mend, and i'll be back to work in a week.
thanks for all who have been praying for me...it means so much to me! i know Heavenly Father has been looking out for me this whole last week, and i know a lot of that has to do with your prayers. now pray for mom to relax and not worry too much about me :P hha, i love you, and thanks again, until wednesday....

~Sister Sara

ps funny story....the other day for comp study we were reading about the spirit world from PmyG, and man alive.....every little thing that that talked about, i kept thinking, "man, that sounds SOOO much better than what i'm feeling right now!" but don't worry.....i never saw any lights, and i especially didn't follow them! i'm here to stay! heck....i only have 6 1/2 months left! :P love you all!