Once in a while, you get to be on top of the world; other...

Once in a while, you get to be on top of the world; other times, it feels like life is kicking your ass. This last week was one of those second ones.
I have never had food allergies, but Sunday I had an anaphylaxis allergic reaction to a cup of tea and half a cookie. I wound up in the hospital, on an IV, and then for four days had purple hives and couldn't eat anything, even chicken broth or ginger ale, without my mouth and throat swelling up. Good times. It was very scary and not something I'...