Friday, February 2, 2018

H3N2

GYAH!  My whole January was a waste. Thank you H3N2.   I haven't suffered from  anything  worse than a minor cold in  20 years so  this was surprising and  devastating.  I spent the first week of  this god awful flu  afraid I was going to die and last  two weeks of it  afraid that I wouldn't.  It  went on  and on and on.  My voice still isn't back to normal and I've had to turn down voice over auditions  because of it.  I just want my life  to get back to normal. 
Jimmy  skipped the  worst of it.    The day I came down with it I recommended that he get   some  sort of anti viral immediately.  He chose instead to  make use of  the amply  stocked herb cabinet .  One tea blend  in particular seemed to be especially helpful for both of us.  We made a blend of echinacea, elderberry, ginger and  orange peel.  Made with lemon and honey it was also very tasty.  We alternated between that and a  horehound  and willow leaf blend  that  helped  with all the breathing  symptoms.  Fortunately  Jimmy didn't get knocked to the ground by the flu.  We like to think it was our medicinal  herb use but who knows.  He felt well enough to make a few pho runs.  We also depleted  the  soups and broths  in the freezer.    We didn't starve and we made it through  but good lord that was  awful.   My Dad tells me  every year to get a flu shot and every year I say the same thing..."I don't need one. I never get sick"      Well, Dad wins this one. Next year I'm getting the shot.  I cant afford to lose  three weeks of my life in a feverish blur.       
One of my biggest complaints  about this past illness was that there wasn't any  Adam Sandler on Netflix .  I love Adam Sandler movies when I don't feel good  and  none were to be had this  flu season .  Instead I mindlessly watched  everything Netflix had to offer on the British royal family.  I now know way more than I ever wanted to about how tragic and painful it is to be one of the  British royals.   And I still  don't care.  Most of the dresses were  really pretty though.  I will say this for the royals..... They make nice eye candy .  Especially  when you have the flu. 
The flu season this year has definitely been a  group experience.  Jimmy had to cancel an appointment  with his mechanic  to get the truck fixed and when he called to rescheduled  the mechanic had the flu.  Same thing happened  with  the   artist who is  doing the  the graphics  and  packaging for Jimmy's  topical.     I'm going to call January 2018...... Fun with epidemics.

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