This is my third day suffering from the flu. I am keeping a record of it because it is unusual for me to feel this horrid. That is a very lucky thing. My temperature is down to 37.6 without taking Tylenol. That is still a little above normal, but I am thinking clearly so it… Continue reading Flu Three
Flu Two
I am sitting in my easy chair, surrounded by kleenex, glasses of water and the thermometer. I managed to sleep for five consecutive hours last night and feel much better for it. However, my temperature was higher this morning than it was yesterday, 39. The nausea, nasty cough and headache persist. I have no appetite… Continue reading Flu Two
Flu
I am not sure how much sense this entry will make. I have a fever of 38.7, a headache, a racking dry cough and a very sore neck. I feel terrible. When I got home from work yesterday I began to cough, then the symptoms became increasing uncomfortable, then painful. This particular bug moved in… Continue reading Flu
The Christmas Gift
I’ve been thinking about the present thing and Christmas, and you know, the Christmas feeling for me has nothing to do with presents themselves. What it has to do with is kindness towards others, and not just family. The idea that people would be kind to each other is what Christmas is about for me;… Continue reading The Christmas Gift
In the Kitchen
On Saturday we both worked. I was nervous because freezing rain was forecast, and the route to my Saturday placement was an hour away along a windy, challenging road. Last week a truck slid off this road when conditions were icy, and went over a cliff. The driver survived. The road was clear when I… Continue reading In the Kitchen