Mine I’ve had since I was a kid and the same one who has yet to be well loved. He is a gift for someone who has also cuddled the OG, but when I saw them both, this quote sprung to mind.

PSA- if someone near to you gets strep throat, stay away because it’s very hard/impossible to convince an urgent care doctor that you have scarlet fever as an adult. Especially if said fever has you delirious saying “I’m going to die like Beth from Little Women!” They’ll probably just give you a mono test and a steroid prescription after saying “Wow, that’s a bad rash! Now you owe us $2,500. Good luck!” The next day, it was on my tongue. I spent the next two weeks in my bed with cold wet towels on my body, lost a regular acting gig and almost another and my job.

I had pictures of the rash and a doctor friend I met later said “that’s rheumatic fever.”

I have never been so physically miserable in my life, and I live in fear that I may get it again.