January: I hate the flu!

Come the strike of 12 o'clock on Big Ben on the 1st, I was standing on the beach in Whitley bay, Newcastle with my grandpa and dog looking round at all the fireworks and the lights changing on the lighthouse. It was so lovely and I miss Whitley bay all the time.

A couple of days later I went to the YFC conference with everyone from Norwich YFC. The conference was in Manchester, where many different centers across the country came together to worship God and learn more about him. It was such a great week but absolutely exhausting. The week after I went to uni for a block week full of lectures. The topic was Youth and Society which I loved as it was very relevant to my placement. I left the lecture week with loads of studying to do and not a lot of time to do it.

As soon as I got home I was hit by the flu (AHHHHHH!). I spent about 2 weeks ill, 1 week in bed, most of one night in a hospital and couldn't stand up without almost passing out. I got really behind on my uni work, missed just over a week of work, watched 6 out of the 9 seasons of How I met your mother and somehow passed my driving test! I spent most of my time in bed with my laptop on my bedside table streaming netflix to me 24/7. A couple of times I did try to study and I had such an awful headache that I didn't last more than five minutes. The couple of times I tried to go into work, thinking that I was better, I was sent home after 10 minutes. It wasn't a fun time. People took great care of me, I had lovely friends from across the country skyping me; my flatmates had lots of fun taking my blood pressure and getting me drinks. Everyone was so amazing. I don't think I have ever been so ill for so long before. By the end of January I was a lot better, getting back into work and trying to catch up with uni work.

Not much happened towards the end of the month due to me being ill, I missed out on so much and seeing different people. I’m so happy to be better now!

Prayer points: I pray for everyone who is ill at the moment, that God will help them get better.

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