Ah, fond memories. Between the 3 of us, I'm sure we can provide sufficient entertainment on this forum for a long time. My 2nd grade teacher did not like me. One day, I raised my hand to go to the bathroom and she told me to sit down. I really had to go ... but no. Much to her chagrin, her 'no' resulted in an embarrassing mess. I feared my 7th grade teacher so much that I developed shingles! Those commercials that describe the pain of shingles are true.
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A colleague of mine, in her 40's at the time, had shingles.
I didn't care much for her but did pity her for the pain. I guess she's "done" her time in purgatory, right here on earth.
From Google: Shingles are caused by the varicella zoster virus. Shingles usually appears in a band, a strip, or a small area on one side of the face or body. It is also called herpes zoster. Shingles is most common in older adults and people who have weak immune systems because of stress, injury, certain medicines, or other reasons.
Stress is a body killer, isn't it?
I never had to deal with it because I played sports. And if I had even a soupçon of stress BEFORE I played, it was gone 100% in nothing flat.
I used to drive a stick shift and after I played for an hour+ my left leg would TREMBLE as I pressed the clutch to the bottom. Lol. THAT was hard playing.