| Jo Beth hadn't quit soon enough. That June and July, she was more disabled with arthritis pain than she'd been since Justin's birth. Her back hurt all day long, in every position she tried. Her left hip made her cry. It probably didn't help that she was taking only her Behcet's medicine, not the anti-inflammatory or the Plaquenil, because she couldn't afford all her now-uncovered medicines. It was impossible to even think of any job. Jo Beth spent every day sitting around depressed, or laying in bed depressed, when she wasn't doing exercises to stave off the worst of the pain. She got a new symptom, of course. Now, when she lay down, or even reclined, Jo Beth had trouble breathing. So much so that, soon, she could no longer lay down at all. Jo Beth slept each night sitting up, wondering if, eventually, she'd fall over in her sleep and die. |
Those Lazy Days of Summer
Where Jo Beth relaxes in her own special way.
Where Jo Beth relaxes in her own special way.
Study Questions:
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The gods were still screwin' with Jo Beth.
After Jo Beth learned that the most common reason for severe loss of breath when laying down is heart failure, she requested a full set of heart tests. |