i ate a bunch of these as a kid and i haven't been sick in over 20 years. i've never had surgery. never had a cavity. never broken a bone. all 3 balls are fine. never been in a car accident. never been arrested
one minute you're 12 and you kinda have a cold and you convince your parents to let you stay home sick and you play Madden for 10 hours and it's awesome...
the next minute, your son is 12...
and wakes up with a cold and you let him stay home and you know he's probably just gonna play Madden for 10 hours and you let him because...
well... there's only so many times in your life and days in your life when doing that is perfectly acceptable... and they don't happen often and one day they never happen again...
so what the hell... take a day, kid... be a little dude. finish a whole season with your squad. eat PB&J and chips... you got a free day feeling 50%... get better... relax...
real life can wait, my man.