Illness, followed by relief.

Good morning. There have been thunderstorms every night in the port town where I live.

It's a slightly spooky and scary Monday, but how is everyone doing?

I've been suffering from severe health problems since the week before last, but I finally started to feel better the day before yesterday.

This time, I tried to deal with it myself without going to the hospital (I couldn't go),

Instead of just taking medicine, it's better to listen to your body first and then take action.
I feel like I have control over my body and it makes me feel very healthy.

I'm not justifying not going to the hospital or not taking medicine.

Before that, you need to get a good grasp of your own physical condition and sensations.

Things I have at home or things that I feel I need right now (in my case, winter bedding to get rid of the fever, pickled plums, plum extract, porridge that I make for myself, Pocari Sweat which I don't usually drink, and a high-end energy drink that I tried for the first time (lol))

The umeboshi plums are special to me; they are plums prepared by my grandmother to celebrate the Year of the Monkey.

It's really comforting to have something in my kitchen that I believe in and can rely on, something that I believe in more than any effectiveness that someone may claim.

It may be a cliché, but the most familiar place to heal is the kitchen.

I really felt it.

And speaking of what I realized,

After the high fever subsided, the world before my eyes became so clear.

The air was clear and the greenery was vibrant. That moment of scenery is now a precious memory.

There is a book by Dr. Noguchi that describes the benefits of illness.

It's important to fight off the cold (even though it's tough in the middle)

I think that if you only suppress the superficial symptoms halfway along, you won't be able to see the full picture.

The ideal situation would have been to stay still and take a week or so of rest, but

Due to work circumstances, I couldn't do that, so I ended up working even though I had a fever (including not meeting people).

I was so focused on getting better quickly

I feel a little disappointed and frustrated, but there's nothing I can do about it...

anyway

After a morbid event

My body and my condition are feeling refreshed.

After all, it's no good letting pus accumulate for too long.

It can slowly cause corrosion and disease in other healthy areas.

It spreads like a virus.

I'm sure it's an essence that can be replaced with many different things.

Feel it to the fullest, do your best.

To "completely."

Although we can't always do things as usual, it seems like a refreshing future is waiting for us at the end!

Let's have a refreshing week too.

Noserumi