Broken Me

Midway through Thursday morning, I disappeared from the world for about 48 hours without any notice whatsoever.  I had stories to post, chapters to finish and edit, and lots of meetings to attend, but I did none of it.  What follows is my "dog ate my homework" post.

I have what is known as idiopathic anaphylaxis.  Anaphylaxis is a major allergic reaction, where (in my case) my body breaks out in hives, I swell up, I can't breathe, get unbearable chills, and I generally feel like crap...