It was around that time everyone got sick, and how it spread oh so very quick. It wasn't just a cough or two, everybody got struck with the JM-FLU. The weather was changing from snow to hot, nobody ever would have given it a thought. So around the room, you heard sniffles and coughs afraid that you would be the next one to be caught with the sickness going around.
Whenever you're sick at college, all you want is your mom there for you. It seems so difficult to get up, eat, or get prescriptions without her there with you. There are so many reasons why it sucks not having your mom at college when you're sick; here's just a few:
1. She always drove you to the doctor when you needed it. Now you're lucky if your roommate or friend can go with you.
2. When there are problems with your medication, nobody else can handle the CVS Pharmacy like they can.
3. They make you chicken noodle soup and hot tea, and sometimes you can make that for yourself when you don't feel like death, but it's just not the same.
4. She would tell you not to worry about school and just get some rest. Meanwhile, you're too worried about failing out of all of your classes you try to get through anyway.
5. She would spend time with you and watch movies with you when you're sick. Now you get to lock yourself in your room and watch Netflix because nobody wants to catch your sickness. The sick and lonely feeling is just no fun.
6. Most of the time if you were home, you wouldn't even need to worry about going out and trying to figure out what's the best medication to take for your symptoms. Half of the time, the house was a CVS pharmacy and she always knew just what to get and what to have on hand. If she didn't have it, you would bet it would be there later that day. Now you stand in the medication aisles and desperately call your mom about what to get for your illness.
7. She would remind you to take your medication, get some rest, and to not go out. She can't enforce it too much when she's so far away so you end up pushing yourself too much anyway.
The fact of the matter is that the weather has been going from wearing beanies and winter coats to shorts and tank tops without warning and our bodies just can't keep up. Moms, we want you here with us at college to take care of us, but that's not the only reason why we miss you (but being sick is the main reason during this season).
