My name is Katie; I am a 33-year-old mother of an amazing 11-year-old little boy and have a wonderful Husband of two years (I always though he was wonderful but after going through this with me I now know just how wonderful he really is). I adore my job at a very busy family planning clinic and have been a very busy person.

The week of June 14th I came down with a very strange flu. I was at work on a Friday and I had been busy all morning. It was just about time for my first brake and I started getting dizzy and felt hot. I thought that if I ate something I would feel better but after my break it just got worse. I ended up being down for a solid week with terrible stomach discomfort and all that goes with it.

I went back to work the following week.

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