Pneumonia

I have caught a terrible bug. It started about the week before Thanksgiving. I lost my voice and it was hard to breathe. We went down for Thanksgiving to Toquerville and some of my family know that I was sick. I thought it was just a simple cold but I kept getting worse with a productive cough, runny nose, aches, and my lungs hurt every time I breathed. I finally last week went to the doctor thinking I had bronchitis. He listened to me talk and listened to my lungs and said I had left-sided pneumonia! That's a lot worse than I thought. Well he put me on antibiotics, an inhaler, and told me to drink water and take cough medicine. I went back just a few days ago and he said my lungs were clear but it would take a few months to fully recover from this. I do feel better now but still have a nagging cough, my voice is still hoarse, and I am tired. The symptoms are improving but I feel far from well. I have seen many blessing through this illness though. First is that no one else in the family has caught this bug, just me. Also these last few months I have been involved in a Christmas production put on by our Stake called "Savior of the World." I just played a small part as a townsman and angel and had to sing many songs, some very high ones, and perform in an auditorium for three shows worth to hundreds of people. I did not think I could do it with all my coughing and my voice not quite there, but through many prayers and cough drops, when I stood up to sing, I was able to not cough and actually sing really well. My prayers have truly been answered and I am so grateful for this. Now I am hoping I get better some time in the future and not any worse again.