I woke up at 4am on 4 October and couldn't swallow so I went to Bankstown Hospital & asked them to have a look. Turns out I had tonsillitis so they gave me 500ml of penicillin. That worked pretty well for my tonsils ... but made me break out in an angry puffy red rash that ended up covering my entire body, except for my elbows. It was quite interesting in a way. I mean, it was actually quite serious so I was pretty stressed at the time, but also quite interesting. I now know that allergic drug reactions often start in the creases of your body, like behind the knees, in your armpits and even in your eyelid creases, then spread out from there. I'd rather not know that.
It was pretty disappointing to have to cancel my talk and all that other stuff but despite feeling determined to press on with the schedule, the allergy just got the better of me. I suppose that sometimes we are made to acknowledge that we are not the only forces in our lives. Getting sick and cancelling a heap of commitments isn't exactly a great resume item, but it happened and there was little I could do about it. I've never actually been that sick. It was quite humbling. Its also given me a little bit of insight and empathy for people who have to suffer long term illnesses. I've posted it up here just to acknowledge that its great to plan, but life doesn't always run to schedule. Anyway, I'm almost fully recovered now so I'm getting back on track with research and a heap of other things, including submitting my latest PhD proposal draft to uni in preparation for the annual progress review which I'll be attending later this week. Will be great to get that done. My proposal has changed significantly since the one I posted up here from the start of 2017 - If you're interested you can check it out on the Work page. Happy November, Lee.
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AuthorHi I'm Lee, my research is about how to apply quality management systems to government; my focus is contracted social services. It's a strange and wonderful journey. ArchivesCategories |