All Day, Every Day

I'm overwhelmed medically again.
I described maintaining health as tree sap. The moment you touch it, it's sticks to you forever, and only causes more and more to attach as well. And before you know it, you're tracking the residue of the forest wherever you go.

I was in pain so I made one medical appointment. Which turned into two in the span of twelve hours. Which became two medical procedures on my only days off.

And somehow, despite this taking my time, and working standard business hours every other day of the week, I need to call the medical leave people so that my illness doesn't make me look like a bad employee.
But when am I supposed to call them...?

I miss being a human.
When you're sick, you lose your humanity.
Even if you're not very sick, you have no time just to be.