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Apr. 1st, 2012 02:00 pmIt's amazing what a difference a shower can make.
Oh, she's still very much got the chickenpox. She's still running a low-grade fever (but that is, at least, preferable to the dangerously high one she had when are arrived), she's still vaguely tired, she's still contagious, and she is thoroughly itchy.
But she's clean, her hair is combed out and neatly braided, her nails have been cut as short as she could manage, and she's dressed in real (if very loose) clothes instead of pajamas. She's starting to feel properly human again.
She's even actually hungry for the first time in about four days.
Oh, she's still very much got the chickenpox. She's still running a low-grade fever (but that is, at least, preferable to the dangerously high one she had when are arrived), she's still vaguely tired, she's still contagious, and she is thoroughly itchy.
But she's clean, her hair is combed out and neatly braided, her nails have been cut as short as she could manage, and she's dressed in real (if very loose) clothes instead of pajamas. She's starting to feel properly human again.
She's even actually hungry for the first time in about four days.