SHINGLES

“Two months after I had started my school year in the US, I got shingles. I had a painful stripe of blisters that wrapped around the left side of my torso. It itched badly and I was so annoyed, mainly because I thought I would miss the soccer competition where I was supposed to play the upcoming weekend. Right after our first skype-session the itching had subsided fairly. Two days later I already felt much better, and the blisters were almost dried up. We released more emotions and I really felt good. I was so excited that I was able to take part in the soccer match. Too bad that we lost…”.
Sebastian, 15 years, Germany.