Posted by TexasChic on August 2, 2007, at 21:52:30
Monday before last I woke up with this huge bump on the nape of my neck. It took about a week to start hurting, but when it did it really hurt. I scratched it, and it began to get red and infected looking. Finally, this past Monday it was REALLY hurting me and was red all around the bump. I had read up about it so I knew it was either a brown recluse spider bite or a cyst of some kind. Regardless it was infected, and it was apparently a dangerous place for an infection according to the internet.
Finally I went to the doctor. She said she couldn't say for sure but that it looked like a BRS bite, and it was definitely infected. She also talked about it being a dangerous place for an infection and wanted me to take a very potent antibiotic.
I knew antibiotics always made me feel bad, but I wasn't prepared for this. I was sick as a dog Tuesday and Wednesday and had to stay home from work. On top of that my Mom called me and told me my brother wasn't doing so well. She also told me how my nephew needs fillings in his teeth it will cost my sister $2000 out of pocket, which she doesn't have, and how my sister started crying when she told her about it (which is unusual for my sister).
Needless to say, I was feeling really bad and depressed last night when I realized I HAD to go get cat food because Kitty hadn't been fed all day, and if I waited I wouldn't be able to get it until after work the next day. So I put on some clothes, drag myself outside, and immediately it starts POURING. I'm like, "This is just great!"
So I run to my car, but get soaked anyway, and I notice my passenger side mirror is firmly attached. [Note: This is unusual because 2 or 3 months ago, while backing out of my much coveted 'covered parking space', I knocked my mirror off. Ever since I have had it taped on with duck tape , and have been VERY embarrassed about it. Every time it rains the adhesive stops working and it falls off, hanging on only by the cord that attaches it to the thingy that controls the movement of it.] So the fact that it was still attached registered, but only vaguely.
I walk around to the driver's side and I see this note taped to my window. It starts off, "Sorry" and I immediately think, "Oh no, someone's hit my car!" and I start looking all around. But I see no damage except what I've done to it, so I go back to the note. It says, "Sorry, I thought this was my friend's car, he knocked his mirror off too. My mistake, your gain, I reattached it for you". I go and look and its securely reattached with screws (not glue like I was planning to attempt!). I couldn't believe it. This minor thing that had been driving me crazy and staying in the back of my mind all the time, was fixed by a stranger! I suspect the person felt bad for me and the 'friend' story was just a story, so I just stood there with a idiotic grin on my face.
So that's my story. Just when I'm at my lowest, people still manage to amaze me with their random act of kindness.
-T
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