Sick

This flu has been the most horrible. One week of myriad aches, gut wrenching coughs, a miserable night of shivering from cold despite wearing 3 layers and wrapped in a thick blanket and the constant irritating dry itchy sandy throat. Oh Ryan, what have you done?

A pile of work now awaits me in the office. And this being salary administration time, I am a bundle of nerves. My team depends on me to defend their performance and I am too sick to attend to their needs.

2009 into 2010 have just not been a great time for me where health is concerned. First the most injurious sprain in summer to the right ankle that crippled me for ever so long and still hurts after 5 months or more. Then the infection to my middle left finger that kept me awake nights from the unceasing pain and led to a bulbous lump of pus around the edge of the fingernail - the only good thing about that was that it was not gout as the doctor had feared. Then a bad round of this type of flu round about the time of the house handover. And barely a month later, flu again but much more vicious and devastating in its effects. One would have thought the earlier bout would have provided some immunity but noooo.

What next? My immunity system must be totally shot. Gotta get back to my exercise routine. Even the flu shot did not help.

The flu was bad. First the Man, then Nic, then Ryan who valiantly shared the love.

What a start to a new home - move in with a flu followed soon after by another ... flu.