Blog 63: I'm Really White

I have a hilarious story about how I learned to avoid excesses.

Very recently, actually this quarter, I was missing class frequently because of physical exhaustion. I’m not talking about being tired or sleepy; I mean the kind of exhaustion that celebrities check into the hospital for. I was weak and had very little energy to function regardless of the amount of sleep or calories that I ate. I learned to suck it up, drag myself out of bed an hour earlier and to force myself to stay awake through class.

I developed a stomach ulcer and drinking coffee or any type of caffeine had me doubled up in pain.

Having had mono before, I knew that this wasn’t the cause of it but I decided to go in to see the doctor and get tested regardless. For a while, I was anxious that something serious might me wrong. Today the doctor called me with the results, it was good news. Something is wrong with me, but it was easily fixable. My vitamin D levels are dangerously low.

I don’t’ drink milk because it grosses me out because it comes out of a boob.

I burn like crazy and don’t go into the sun. This started when I watched my sister develop skin damage from laying out with oil on her in the summers of her teenage years. I’ve frantically avoided sunlight with sunscreen and floppy hats and shade ever since.

Simply put, I am too white and it has made me sick. The remedy is easy enough: while  I stil can’t stomach the boob-juice, I start on prescription supplements today.  I plan on napping in the sun on the oval the next chance I get.