[Steph]

I too can attest to the lack of sleep/not eating right/stressed out sickness. We had 6 team members with flu-like sympotms over the course of the event, some worse than others. We spent both wednesday and saturday night sleeping on the bus on the way to/from Atlanta to save hotel costs, so lack of proper sleep was for sure the issue. The good news is, with some good rest and proper eating you bounce back relatively quickly.

Being on the drive team as coach, I generally end up sick at just about every regional, regardless of how hard I try to eat properly, because lack of proper sleep and stress are always going to be factors. Only in FIRST do you see students and mentors grinning and bearing a whole range of sicknesses, just so they can continue competing. Get well soon everybody.