I spent a couple of hours at the annual 4th of July picnic for my dad's church group. I'm usually one of the few younger generation that attends, but there's always a hip hop dance competition that is held right next to where they set up their picnic area, so it's something that I always enjoy watching every year. Sadly, this year I didn't get to see much of the dancing since I'd be standing too close to people, but I watched from a distance, enjoyed the music and people watching, and of course enjoyed the food at the picnic. The food is always good, then again, after being on the low-iodine diet for 18 days, everything tastes good. Luckily for me, my favorite cook from my dad's church group was in charge of the BBQ grille, so I made sure I ate as much BBQ as I could handle.
I felt bad telling a lot of people that they couldn't get too close to me, but once they understood why, it was not a problem. Before the parade there were not a lot of people to worry about, but after the parade it seemed like every time I turned around a pregnant lady or a little kid was standing right behind me. I'm less radioactive now than I was yesterday, but I'd rather not chance it with so many people around, so I decided to go home, but not before asking my mom to pack me a to-go plate. She also said she'd stop by the frozen yogurt place for me before they came home so I don't contaminate anyone in the yogurt shop. Thanks, mom.
So I'm home now, safe from contaminating unsuspecting pregnant women and children.
Neck update - when I looked in the mirror this morning, I noticed that the area below my chin looked like it was bulging. Are my salivary glands swollen? The left side doesn't feel as bad as it did the past couple of days, but I tell you, it looks like I gained 30 pounds back just in my neck area. Maybe it's just me being a little too self conscious about it, but you tell me: How does my neck look?
Taken on July 2:
Taken on July 4:
Your body is going through a lot, but your neck looks good!
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