![]() So I put together a traveling “medicine cabinet” and sent it with them. When it was time to send my kids to college, I wanted to make sure they had everything they needed in their dorm room with them in case they woke up sick in the middle of the night. So let’s hop back in my handy dandy time machine and head back to today (actually 2018 when my oldest left for college!). Of course, I’m still here to tell the tale. When I finally went to the student health center the next morning, my temperature was 103.7, and I wasn’t feeling nearly as chilled as I was when I woke up the night before! I took some Tylenol because that’s all I had and tried to get back to sleep, but it didn’t do the trick.Īs the night wore on, I started getting more and more congested, and my fever didn’t seem to be improving.Īt four in the morning, I decided to walk down to the Hop In to get some Nyquil. The student medical center wouldn’t be open for another 6 hours, and my roommate wasn’t in our room that night. I had no idea what my temperature was, but I was pretty sure it wasn’t 98.6! Plus a nagging tickle that had me coughing. With my nose so clogged I couldn’t breathe. Until one night, when I woke up with severe chills. The closest convenience store was a 3 block walk down a big hill from my dorm.Īnd the closest grocery store or pharmacy required finding a friend lucky enough to have a car who could give me a ride. I was a freshman in college in a small town in Virginia. We’re traveling all the way back to 1987. ![]() Sending a student off to college? Here’s everything you need to create a complete dorm room first aid kit for your peace of mind!
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