I'm suffering from a lack of verbal self-defense

Today I had a doctor's appointment to get the results of some tests on my heart and lungs. We first had a BBQ at work and I was preoccupied waiting for time to leave for my appointment. A girl said from across the gazebo, "What's the matter, you sleeping over there or you just scared?"
I realized she was talking to me and I just didn't feel up to coming up with a comeback. But, I thought, I defended this b--ch when another girl was saying they should fire her ass because she's lazy, doesn't do her job, and had milked the student aide program for 10 years while she went to school and "worked" part time, taking long lunches to go to the mall, and leaving early every day. I had answered compassionately, "but she has twins, she needs the job."
I thought to myself, could she be jealous that I got a promotion recently? At least because of my promo I felt in a good place though i was feeling weak, tired, and worried about my test results. When I got to my doctor's she and the attending physician, both really nice and concerned young women who put me at ease told me that my CT scan was not normal so they had referred me to a lung specialist just to rule out anything serious developing in the future like cancer or tuberculosis. I was asked if I had been exposed to TB or smoked or where did I grow up or did I work in an asbestos environment. I don't smoke but I do work in a hospital. At any rate I have faith in my doctors and their proceeding cautiously and caringly. It makes me sad that I may be seriously ill just when I finally have become a "career woman" with a respectable promotion.

Chapter 10 in which someone gets a promotione

My boss is the greatest! Pay attention World, he's a great human being who takes care of the people under him. I've been waiting for a promo for a long time. When I started off in the work world I didn't like the jobs that I went through and I just lived for the weekend, vacations, and sick days off. I honestly didn't take work seriously. But for a long time now I have been working hard without adequate compensation or recognition. Finally, I got a boss who understands me and although it took a long time for him to get to my case, he finally succeeded in pulling for me. And I was so dumb in entering my data in the computer I almost didn't get it, then, I went back and erased some of the descriptive words and it clicked. You really have to speak the right language. I have shown that I'm smart enough and capable enough just lacking in how to aggressively present myself as a woman to be taken seriously. Also, I'm smart enough not to fall head over heels in love with my boss. In addition, thank you to God and my mother. While I am not my mother's favorite she has done the best she can. Now, reason to celebrate! Woo-hoo!