carol dragged herself off the couch and made her way to the phone.she dialed the number at work and informed the receptionist that she would not be able to make it in.it had only been a few days since her demotion , and she felt sure that people would attribute her absence to that.and although her motivation was hanging by a thread , carol would not have been able to navigate herself to a caribbean cruise.carol hung up the phone and walked back to the couch.she lied back down , breathless from the effort.what is wrong with me ? she was too weak to call the doctor , much less drive there.she decided to wait one more day.waiting was the path of least resistance .