My Sickness Experiences

Posted on by alejandravillagran

I don’t exactly remember the last time I got sick, but it was probably in the winter of last year. It was just a cold and it wasn’t too bad but still being sick is the worst. During that time, I was working a lot because of the holiday season since I work in a retail store and I was stressed out because it was around finals. Only one day out of the two weeks I was sick I called out from my job because I felt so weak and I knew I was just going to have an awful day if I went.  I stayed home and rested, drank a lot of tea and water, put my humidifier with eucalyptus on, and ate a lot of chicken soup. My mom and dad were very sweet and made me homemade remedies with ginger, garlic, honey and other stuff like that. After all that, I got better a lot faster than if I hadn’t done anything about it.

Unfortunately, my dad is actually sick at the moment, he has no idea what is wrong with him though which is kind of scary. He’s went to the doctors today to get a bunch of exams done to figure out what is happening to him and hopefully when he gets the results back, it isn’t anything too bad. When my dad shows a lot of pain or says he feels sick I know it is legitimate because he doesn’t like saying he’s sick. In comparison to my sister that exaggerates a bit much when she gets sick or hurt with her it’s sometimes difficult to know it is really bad or not, but we still treat her like it is because we aren’t her and everyone’s tolerance to pain or sickness it’s different. We all feel really bad for my dad when he is sick and try to do everything possible to make him feel more comfortable and better.

Either when I’m sick or one of my family members is sick, we all take care of each other, specifically more my parents and me to each other. I think the biggest difference between me getting sick or my dad is that I know what is wrong with me and it has an easy cure, when my dad has gotten sick in the past he always has to go to the doctors or emergency which makes it tougher than when I get sick.   Thankfully none of us get sick a lot but when we do, we are there for each other and make each other’s time of sickness more bearable.

Alejandra

About Me

Posted on by alejandravillagran

Hello welcome to my blog!

My name is Alejandra and my pronouns are she/her.

I was born and raised in Guatemala until the age of nine. I lived in Guatemala City but my grandparents were from Quetzaltenango and Huehuetenango, which are more rural than the city. Then when I was nine, my family moved to the United States and we have lived in Concord, California ever since.

Some key details about myself are that I love reading books, being out in nature whether it’s hiking or traveling, I also like cooking and baking, swimming, going to the gym, being creative whether it’s painting or drawing and of course spending time with my family and friends.

I am a Health Science major and I plan on going into dental school after I graduate to become an Orthodontist.

To be completely honest I found out about medical sociology through searching for classes to fulfill my requirements but I chose to take this class because it seemed interesting to me and I know I will be able to learn a lot of useful information and skills for my life and profession in the future.

This coming year I’m most looking forward to learning a lot from my classes and staying on top of everything to be able to succeed. I’m excited for this new semester and everything it has to offer.

That is just a little bit about me and I hope throughout the semester I can get to connect with some of you.

Thanks so much for reading and until next time!

Alejandra