My Birthday

It was my birthday on Thursday! And it was definitely one I won't forget. I don't actually enjoy my birthday. My Dad always forgets it anyway. But my husband was determined I was not missing out on my 21st birthday being special.

On Wednesday we headed up to my in laws (approx two hour drive), I spent the entire time coughing just like I have for the last five weeks. I was hugged within an inch of my life and told to sit down and rest (something they know I am a pain about) and was given painkillers and cough syrup. My cough wasn't letting up but we still had a couple of drinks as it got close to midnight to celebrate. Off we headed to bed, where my husband promptly fell asleep and I attempted to bring up a lung.

We got up when our alarms went off and I continued coughing. My in laws were getting worried and we were supposed to be going to London. I wheezed and coughed as my Father In Law got the car started to take us to the station. Unfortunately when we went outside to the car I took a turn for the worse. I doubled over coughing, sounding like I may vomit. I started to cry as I couldn't draw a breath in properly.

My Father In Law shut off the car and him and my husband whisked me inside. They pulled my coat off, wrapped me in a blanket and tried to calm me down. Well apparently I wasn't the only one shaken up as before I knew what had happened I was back in the car being rushed off to hospital. I was poked, prodded and wished a happy birthday. The ultimate verdict was rest, steam, antibiotics and five days to improve or I get a chest X Ray.

We phoned everyone to let them know I was okay and then in an attempt to make me feel better my husband drove off to the local shopping centre (approx ten minutes drive from the hospital) and we bought some bits in Primark, then we got some lunch in Burger King and I took my first dose of antibiotics. And we headed back to my in laws. I was still feeling fragile but my husband wasn't done making my day special.

We have had a lot of cake recently due to lots of birthdays and I really didn't want another one, so imagine my surprise when he bought out my cake... Only instead of a cake and candles it was a stack of Krispy Kreme donuts with two sparklers in it (shaped like 21)! He had bought me two dozen Krispy Kreme donuts!

And I got to play with my present. My husband, his parents and his brother had researched and purchased together the Hudl! In blue (my favourite colour)!! Which is what I'm typing this on and I would definitely recommend it.

For dinner I had more antibiotics and Chinese Takeaway (just like on our first date) and watched Hunger Games.

I still feel like I'm trying to bring up a lung, but I'm able to breathe again.