Summer: Day 8

I'm already on day 10 or something... here's a retrospective look at day 8.

My day started off decently early. Anytime I have to get up before 8 A.M. in the summer is early. I had an eye doctor appointment at 8:30 before my internship (the nice thing about unpaid internships is that they can't exactly get upset about you needing flexibility with hours for other commitments). Basically, I went to the eye doctor to make sure I don't have a rare genetic disease called Wilson's Disease, which my father has. Wilson's Disease is a very rare disease where the body cannot properly eliminate copper from the body, so it tends to build up in the body, especially the liver. Untreated, it kills. Another place it can build up is in the eyes- it shows up as a ring around the iris. (It's called a Kayser Fleischer ring: picture: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kayser-Fleischer_ring.jpg). Anyways, my dad thought my eyes looked different from normal and thought he might be seeing rings. Thankfully, turns out my eyes are normal, and I don't have copper build up. Thus, no Wilson's Disease for me. (Side note: I was tested when I was little, so this just confirms that test.)

I moved a lot of furniture around at my internship. People are surprised at how strong I am. Woohoo.