"I got a fever. Cough, too, and I can't eat — I feel like puking all the time. I've been through worse, though

"I got a fever. Cough, too, and I can't eat — I feel like puking all the time. I've been through worse, though — borne six kids and survived! But still, this scares me breathless. Each tingle in my body gets me to shaking, and I think to myself, 'That's it. It started. Now I'll be ripped to shreds!'"

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"I got a fever. Cough, too, and I can't eat — I feel like puking all the time.… — Kingmaker