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Three different hospitals tried to convince me my 105-degree fever, full body rash, and baseball-sized lumps on my immovable joints were all side effects of the worst case of strep throat they had ever seen. Having experienced strep at least once a year almost every year of my life, and literally being paralyzed this time, I wasn't buying it. My mom is a nurse at the Medical Center of Plano and showed pictures of my decline to her colleagues, who were bewildered that I had been sent home THREE TIMES in such a condition. In these past 10 days, I've learned a couple of things:
1. I am a medical anomaly. A team of doctors dedicated to the study of infectious diseases came to the determination that I suffer from HSP- an autoimmune disease …show more content…

This has been such a humbling experience and I CANNOT WAIT to get back into my health/fitness routine that all this crap momentarily put on hold. I'll be twice as strong as I ever was once I am physically able. Btw I made it up the stairs today 
4. I am so inexplicably grateful. My parents watched over me like a hawk with a horsewhip in its talons ready to crack down on anyone who stood in the way of OUR recovery. Yet again, they showed me unconditional love in its purest form. I'm so grateful for all my dear family members who visited/reached out on a daily basis to inquire about my status without me even being aware. My dad showed me the group chat and it made me feel so loved and considered- thank you for the overwhelming amount of positivity and kind wishes. I'm so grateful to have experienced an event where the true gems in my life could be exposed- many thanks to the friends who called/texted/chose to ignore me when I refused visitors and came up to the hospital of their own variation to lift my spirits. Y'all are absolute keepers.
5. I have nothing to complain about. This is meant as nothing more than an appreciation/food for thought post. I was living a completely normal, exceptionally healthy lifestyle when I lost consciousness and woke up in a fever dream of hospitals and tests. I had no idea how my life had taken such a sudden turn for what seemed to be

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