The YearlyKos Made Me Vomit
By Rachel Griffiths
Frantically I pulled over to
the side of the road, got out of the car and vomited. Less than an
hour ago I had been excitedly talking, laughing, cheering and learning
at the YearlyKos Convention. Walking to the parking garage at the
McCormick Place I felt happy and hopeful.
As I turned west out of the parking garage onto Cermack Road it
hit me. A pain in my stomach and chest, my breathing became quick and
shallow, tears started rolling down my cheeks. By the time I hit Canal
Street I was sobbing a deep guttural cry, like when my father had died.
I had no idea where the crying spell came from but it was getting
worse. Dry heaves...frantically I pulled over to the side of the road,
got out of the car and vomited. Leaning against a concrete divider I
slowly calmed downed, getting my breathing back to normal, only slow
tears.
