Monday, I went to lunch with a friend. We went to the same place we usually go. I had the same meal I usually have when I’m there. Nothing out of the ordinary happened. We had great conversation, made plans for a mom’s night out at a comedy show next month, and ate too much after adding dessert.

Unfortunately, something was different with that lunch. By 4:30 it became very clear that I had food poisoning. I will spare my readers the details, but the next 12 hours were pretty miserable. And, here it is, Thursday evening, and I’m still not at 100%.

As a mom, and the only driver in our house, I didn’t get a recovery day. I had things to do. I had to get up and take my kids to school. It is finals week, so that meant that one had to be dropped off and then picked back up just a few hours later. The oldest had an appointment they needed help with. Life had to go on, and I was the one who had to keep it moving forward.

Yesterday was more of the same, but included a doctor’s appointment for my husband, early release for both of the younger kids, and an irritatingly unsuccessful trip to the passport office. And, of course, it was dance night.

Thankfully, today was a bit easier, and included a few hours of actual down time for me. Which means I finally got to rest, eat a normal meal, and get back to feeling mostly human again.

Being sick sucks for everyone. Being sick when you are the person everyone relies on is terrible. Sometimes, you just have to soldier on and get things done. That has been me this week.

I am exceedingly lucky to have a husband and kids that do everything in their power to make it as easy on me as they can. That appointment the oldest needed help with on Tuesday – they rescheduled it for this morning. My husband made sure I was resting at every moment I had the opportunity, and being sure I was eating and getting my Gatorade. The youngest two did extra around the house and were sure to not leave me waiting anywhere while they took extra time to do things.

Overall, I am grateful that even though I had to power through this week, I had family to rely on. And lets not forget the power of heating pads and extra blankets.

What do you do when you’re sick? Do you have a support system to help you out? A special remedy that is a guarantee fix?