At the beginning of the year I fell sick with a serious case of glandular fever also known as "kissing disease". When I got sick I thought that it may have just been a sore throught and that it would go away in no time (I don’t get sick very often and when I do it usually isn’t that serious), however I was wrong. It hit me bad and in the end knocked me out of action for two months. 

In this time my social life, work life, sporting commitments and most importantly education fell to bits. So now I sit here back to full health and ask myself how did I let this all slip away?

Social Life: I have always been close to my friends and during this time I was a darn bitch to them. They would come to see me and I would just ignore than, they have since got over it and we have moved on but I have realised that friends come first.

Work:  During the time I was sick I took time off work (Checkout guy at a local Supermarket). It was all well and good and my boss was fine with me taking the time off however when I recovered I lost all motivation to work and subsequently quit my job not long after.

 Sport: I was playing for a Division A soccer (football) team when I fell sick. Unfortunately the Glandular Fever caused my Spleen to swell and I was not aloud to participate in any contact sports. This was unfortunate and I cannot play again too next season.

Education: This is where I have failed most. I was in my last year of schooling when I fell sick and was only months away from the biggest exams of my life (that I would be sitting next week if I had stuck to school). Personally I think that this is one of the biggest mistakes I have ever made, but to be honest I really couldn’t continue because I had missed far too much time. 

So it is apparent that getting sick can have a really big affect on your life. I believe however that getting down in these times is not the thing to do. I fell into quite a stage of depression and was enjoying my solitude far too much. If it wasn’t for the work of my girlfriend who stuck by me and got me motivated I believe that I could still be spending every day sitting on my computer (instead I just spend ever night now) feeling sorry for myself.

 My message here is keep healthy, live healthy. Life is a series of obstacles that you need to overcome and learn from and I learnt from this. Obviously I lacked somewhere along the line and aloud my health to slip which subsequently lead to me getting sick. It is now going to take me at least a year to recover from the mistakes I made, and if your sickness really is inevitable than don’t let your life slip away before you.