Amanda Conniff
TBS Contributing Writer
Most students at Roosevelt will find themselves sick at least one time this school year with either influenza or the common cold. With flu season in full swing, all Northeast Independent School District campuses are promoting tips to prevent these illnesses.
“To me, being sick is both good and bad. Makeup work is the bad part of being sick for me,” Juilan Gerald Rodriquez, senior, said.
A lot of people end up in the hospital do to being sick because they don’t know how to take care of themselves. In order to get better you have to take medication which is available either from the pharmacy or in your typical store aisle. Washing your hands regularly, and using antibacterial products will help reduce your chances of being sick a great deal.
There’s a lot at stake for students who get sick. They can miss out on activities that they really enjoy such as sports and other extracurricular events.
“I hate being sick because when football season starts, I can’t work out or play because I can’t breath,” Camden Ford, sophomore, said.
When people go to the doctor’s office and the physician gives them medicine, some people don’t listen to the advice they pass along. Largely, because there is a misconception that sickness will just go away on its own through the work of our white blood cells. Most of the time, these illnesses will not simply just disappear and can develop into worse conditions. Those who don’t hede the doctor’s advice will pay a hefty price later on.
Some students see a break from responsibility as a benefit of being ill. A view not share by those teachers who cherish students being in their classrooms.
“I like it because you get to stay home and be lazy,” Mark Spears, freshmen, said.
Most of us have had to stay at home because of sickness at least once in our lifetime. At home, students think they have something to do, but in most cases they get bored.
It’s best to do everything you can to stay in school and stay well instead of being home in bed coughing all day.
