The Flu

[indigo_rose99]

The past 6 days have given me a much greater appreciation for people with limited spoons. Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.... when getting out of bed or just standing up was a huge act of will power.... My days centered around sleep, drinking the maximum amount of hot liquids and continuing to breath. It was painful in so many ways. I did notice a strong correlation between my fever and my ability process information. The higher my fever, the fewer tasks (where example "task" = get out of bed or put on socks) I was able to accomplish. 

It was Thursday before I was able to consider anything beyond very basic life maintenance. 

It has been a bit like living in a bubble. I came up for air today to discover that my father-in-law is also recovering from the flu (he was fine last Saturday when I saw him). And several of my local FB friends who I have not seen in more than a week are also in the midst of the flu. So... at least I'm not alone in the misery of this experience? 

Comments

[livingdeb]

Apparently Texas is so full of the flu right now that it's in the news. We have a particularly bad strain this year, too, and one that was not well predicted by the vaccine.

[livingdeb]

Ha ha, did you see raaga123 referring to it as "the Great Christmas Flu Bug"?