A close call...

Count your blessings, and your moments, one by one. I had a good reality check this morning as to how fast things can change and how we sometimes take our health for granted.
There i was, merrily munching away on my bagel and drinking my apple cider, downing my vitamin and chasing it with my banana. A grand old time at the breakfast table, to be sure...
I finished my meal and put away my plate and sat down to finish my crossword puzzle and sudoko - what a wonderful way to start a morning, when all at once, my chest felt tight, my breathing felt rapid and i felt rather "odd". I pondered at one point what was going on and whether i was having a heart attack and how that would really rather suck since i was all by myself in the house and no one would even find me until late in the afternoon... yes, i know, crazy thoughts, but that's what was going through my head. At last, the feeling passed and I was left thinking "what in the world was that?". Aaah, but my body's immune system wasn't finished with me yet, it had more tricks up it's sleeve. My face began to feel hot and full - i kinda ignored it until it got to the point where it felt like it was gonna explode and was hurting - at which point i betook my self to the bathroom where i got the shock of my life to behold not my familiar face but a great glowing red ball, with white circles around my eyes!!! What was going on?? And then my arms started to feel funny - they turned bright red as well and developed hives and itchiness abounded. And then my legs turned purplish/white mottled colours and i was put to thinking that perhaps this wasn't so good!!!
I searched the cupboards frantically for any sort of anti-histamine but alas, and alack, the cupboards were bare and i didn't suppose Benalyn cough syrup would be an acceptable substitute.
Fortunately my dear mother was home and she came to the rescue with some Benadryl and some TLC. Thank goodness for modern medicine and Moms! A wonderful combination. But it sure left me kinda shaky - things could have been a lot worse, that was sure. I thank the Lord that He provided for me in such miraculous ways that I was able to recover from this reaction quickly and with no adverse effects. I think back now and after talking with some co-workers, it most likely was the multi-vitamin i was taking that caused the problems... but it sure was scary!!! How that all works, i have no idea, i was just blessed to have been spared any further reactions and reminded how we need to always keep ourselves ready for God to work His plans in our lives...