The Flu
October 7, 2009 – 11:02 amIt’s here, in all of its glory…yes folks the flu is back. Currently I’m blogging from the pediatrician’s office. Oh yes, my son with the broken leg felt that he didn’t miss enough school this year and decided to catch something really nasty.
Of course I’m being facetious, but when it rains it pours. This year we get to navigate through an even more fun strain of flu…the swine flu. I’ve had a few friends deal with the swine flu. Not a good time. One friend’s daughter caught it and her husband is immune deficient. Everyone but my girlfriend and her daughter had to move out of the house for seven days and she now has pictures of her and her daughter in masks and gloves as a souvenir. Another friend discovered the positive impact of having swine flu because she managed to drop a good six to eight pounds.
Amid the swine flu hysteria I’ve all but forgotten about the other junk the kids catch such as strep, stomach flu and throat infections. Today it could be a myriad of things. In fact my neighbor let me know that mono is now going around the middle school so we can count that into the mix.
But so is life. Some friends seem to sail right through flu season while others catch every virus under the sun. I personally think we all get to take turns. My kids have managed to dodge the flu for the last few years so maybe this year is our turn to catch a few bugs.
After this appointment, I’m off to buy more hand sanitizer. Bath and Body Works has some great smelling stuff!
Gina Ragusa is a freelance writer and mom from sunny (and sometimes not) South Florida. Her 15 year experience ranges from writing about banking to tattoo parlors.
3 Responses to “The Flu”
This is so true. Change is the rule rather than the exception these days. Unfortunately many people focus more on their problems than on their solutions. The world economy is in a state of flux. People are always needing resources and there will always be the supply/demand equation to contend with when it comes to jobs and money. That’s why it is so critical that we have backup plans. We may not go to school to be a nurse but we can always have plan B in the event plan A doesn’t work out the way we thought it would. Hope for the best but prepare for the worst as it goes.
By Suze Ortoman on Oct 7, 2009
I can surely empathize with your situation. Life is just a bowl of cherries with a few pits thrown in for variety. And as you have always been told, variety is the spice of life. Joy! Maybe some of us want just plain old stuff.
While you are at the store, you may want to pick up some air sanitizer. I believe the swine flue is air-born. That should give that virus the old 1 - 2!
By Sharon on Oct 12, 2009
I agree with what you’re saying, I’ve had my share of trips to the pediatrician these past few weeks… from ear infections, sore throat, a regular cold, asthma attacks and every day I learn of someone closer to me and my family who has tested possible to the swine flu.
Every year between the months of October to December I end up with one or both of my kids in the hospital, so I’m paranoic already when the time comes… :- \
By Mariangie on Oct 23, 2009