About 3 weeks later she was again very ill with a severe sore throat, fever, body aches, etc. etc. Off to the family doctor who prescibed an antibotic for the nasty throat and bloodwork for an atypical case of Mononucleosis. Lo and behold, guess who had Mono! She probably had it during the final week of the Capital Classic and this was a rebound because she didn't rest in the interm. Because of the spleen enlargement there's been no riding for 5 weeks, (maybe a little bit late to worry about this but....) ultrasound on Tuesday and here's hoping everything is back to normal so she can get back in the saddle again.
While she was home, feeling truly awful, a package was delivered by Canada Post. Even though she wasn't able to compete on the Mini Prix day, she had accumulated enough points over the 2 weeks to emerge as the 1.0M Champion at the Ottawa Capital Classic. What a nice surprise when you're feeling really low....thank you to Anna Mees for allowing Rachel the opportunity to show Gracious Me!
