Folks are often wondering where the time goes. I know where November went; I felt lousy for most of it. And the Daughter did too.
I remember reading that you can’t get sick merely by getting one’s feet wet. But it was a rainy Halloween night when I was wearing my sneakers and landed in a deep puddle. The very next day, I sat at my desk in the afternoon and felt so crummy I thought I was hallucinating.
Did nothing that weekend; didn’t go to church, couldn’t even read e-mail, and stayed home from work on Monday. But never really felt great after that.
I had an already scheduled appointment with my allergist a week and a half later, who said I likely had bronchitis. The breathing apparatus I got helped somewhat.
I missed three Thursday choir rehearsals in a row because I could not sing; I tried it out. Feeling about 90% now.
Meanwhile, the Daughter had various nasal/throat stuff, which had her coughing in the middle of the night, less so in the daytime. But she was tired, had a persistent sore throat. Additionally, she was stressing about math at school. I missed at least three days of work tending to her, and I unintentionally blew off meeting our intern candidate at work, who I had agreed to talk with, twice.
I felt behind all month. Planning a trip to NYC for Thanksgiving, I was rushing to find a hotel at the last minute; everything was hurried. My wife suggested I make a list; a list of all the undone items would have just made it too real.
Thanksgiving itself was great, though. More on that if/when I get a chance.
December will, ideally, be better. All I have to do is ALL OF MY CHRISTMAS SHOPPING. And special church music, starting this Friday.
Because I tend to work ahead, you may not have noticed the lack of blogging. Expect some shorter posts at the end of the month.
Sorry to hear that you have been so sick and your daughter too. November is an awful months ! In Belgian we made a record ! 25 h of sunshine in the whole month. It’s a miracle that I escaped my usual bronchitis in the wet dark weather !
Hugs for your sickness!
In the 1950’s there was a study where about 450 were chilled and exposed to the cold virus. The study seemed to suggest that being chilled did not influence your ability to catch a cold.
However, in the 2000’s there was a study by Cardiff involving about 200 people that seemed to contradict the original study. The difference was that in the 1950’s study people were actively exposed to a virus, while in the Cardiff study people were not exposed to a virus. It was testing whether people could fend off existing viruses in their system.
All in all for such a simple, important question there has been shockingly little research on chills and how they may cause a cold.
I can relate. The entire Thanksgiving 4-day weekend was a blur with the mother-of-all head colds. Still not back to normal. Hope you and The Lydster are feeling better now.
Hope you and Lydia are feeling better, and that December doesn’t go by so quickly that you are left with another list of undone items.
Hey, I get wet, I get sick. End of story, especially when my feet are soaked.
Roger, so sorry to hear you have been so sick, and your daughter as well. The doctor always says “it’s going around,” but they never know what IT is.
You were wise to take time off. A friend once told me that saying the words, “I’m sick,” is the first step in getting better. It’s all about surrender, even to a microbe! Feel better, my friend. Amy