E. Coli vs Elder Reynolds

E. Coli vs Elder Reynolds - Who Wins?

Alo,

The answer... is E. Coli...

Apologies in advance, but this email is gonna be a short and sweet one. Mainly because I was out of commission a majority of this week due to getting a pretty serious case of E. Coli, and 2 other viruses on top of it simultaneously. It's actually a pretty common occurrence when you have E. Coli - I just so happened to get two of the least fun ones.

Long story short -

Monday night was not fun and when it all started. If I had to describe my experience using a movie title, I would use the movie "Everything, Everywhere, All at Once". Tuesday and Wednesday I spent a majority of the days at the doctors office doing rounds of IVs. It was super boring and just involved me laying there for hours going through anti-nausea, water, and painkillers. I couldn't eat or drink anything, not even water, so I was just dirt tired. I have some nice bruises on my arms from the IVs.

I had an ultrasound which was fun (Don't worry, I'm not pregnant Mom) and the Vietnamese doctor taught me all the words for my organs while he was giving me the ultrasound. Talk about an interactive language learning lesson. Nothing like learning the organs of the body like staring at your own in real time through an ultrasound. I mean, don't get me wrong, I really appreciate them being so enthusiastic about speaking/learning Vietnamese - but there is a time and a place.

I got prescribed 5 antibiotics and a very strict diet. I am feeling much, much better now but my energy is at an all time low. I get exhausted really fast which is frustrating, but I know I have to be patient and take things slow. We had the other Elders in the district come and do a blessing and things started to get better fast.

We had Zone Conference this week which is always fun. I did a small training for social media. Our new mission president shared some really great thoughts and direction our mission - I look forward to seeing what happens. There has been so many amazing miracles in our mission lately!

Spiritual Thought: Mosiah 4:27

Love you all, I am doing great! Enjoy the doctor office pics and a fun video in Google Photos.

Anh Cả Reynolds

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