I am just coming off a week-long engagement with the flu. I did not think it was the flu at the outset. I thought it was my round three of that crappy hacking cough cold stuff going around. I have coughed so vigorously with that malady in its repeated occurrences since mid-December that it should count as [...]
Tag: Illness
Making my mark on the world…
Mike is busy this weekend working on a custom furniture order. He is outside working his fanny off. Well, he is figuratively working his fanny off - as he really has a fairly limited fanny. I wonder it that was a pun - figuratively working one's fanny off - it seems like a pun. I [...]
Not as durable as my students…
Well, my grandson Lennon is on the mend, but his mother and I are sick now. Go figure. I guess that is how these things go. His mother has the flu and has to where a mask around the house to avoid infecting Lennon. I have an excruciatingly raw sore throat with a gross post [...]
Grandma power…
Today my youngest grandchild, Lennon, had surgery to remove his tonsils and adenoids and to address sinus and lung issues. When I learned about the planned surgery, I was less than thrilled. The thought of him being put under anesthesia and kept at the hospital overnight caused me worry. After all, he is only 22 [...]
Something wicked this way comes…
Something is settling in here. It became apparent after dinner on Tuesday and resulted in me turning in for the night before 10 PM. Such early bedtime behavior is exceedingly rare for me. But with the way my stomach was aching and I the nauseous I was experiencing I wanted to do nothing else but [...]
The crypt keeper…
I was home sick today. I have some kind of stomach flu. It has not been a good day my friends. To add insult to injury, I look like death warmed over. I managed to shower this morning and take Cheyenne to school, but my hair has not seen a comb and makeup required more [...]
Two colds and dozens to go?
I am now on my second head cold this semester. The first one held on tight for about a week. The second one has been trying to take me out for the past two weeks. I have blown enough mucus out of my nose to fill my body from head to toe - twice. And [...]
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