A day sick

Well my blog started because I was sick and bored. I have been thinking of creating one for a while, but could never see the point considering that no one will read it. But maybe I am wrong about that.

A Blog

Pros:
-We can post stuff to people who care about the trivial experiences of our lowly dreary lives. There may only be one person interested and she is my mum.
- Perhaps others will be inspired by our lives to live enriched and happy lives themselves.
- We can pass on knowledge to the world.

Cons:
-Big Brother will know more about us which may lead to a thought crime conviction and I will then end up in a fema camp.
- Perhaps advertising agencies will collect data about us to know what films and books we read so they can target us with stuff that we may actually be interested in buying.

All in all - I am going to try this blog thing and see where it goes.

Today I have been battling a cold. In fact most of the day I have been laying in bed.
It's rare that I cannot physically get out of bed, but this morning was one of those rare occasions.
I don't know if I am getting old or what - but it just seems colds are worse than I remember when I was young. I don't remember ever being off work or school because of a cold.
Today my head hurt most of the morning and my eyes felt like they were trying to pop out. By body seemed to ache all over. Yesterday I hardly slept at night due to my face hurting and the fact I could hardly breath. My body seemed to ache all over.
Unless this is the flu or something... but I know what flu is like and it was not that bad.

My flu experiences have been pretty bad. They were accompanied with a headache so bad that it almost made me what to die.  I could not move. I could not read. I could not watch TV as any concept seemed too complicated for my brain. I was sensitive to light. I could not cook as I was too weak to stand for very long. Getting a drink or going to the bathroom was a hassle. No drugs I could take seemed to help. Getting the drugs was a hassle and took all my energy.
If left to myself I probably would have died of starvation or dehydration - but thankfully family and friends helped.
I understand why people, in their desperation,  resort to getting the flu jab, as flu is tough going. Especially if alone.

So - thinking about how bad the flu is has made me thankful that I just have a cold. As bad as that seems it could be much worse. Ebola on the other hand would be quite serious and I am especially thankful I don't have that today.

Anyway - my wife recommended using a Neti  pot. This was an interesting experience. There are videos on YouTube if you want to see a demo.
It basically involves putting a salt solution into one nostril and waiting for it to pour out the other. It cleans out the nasal passage. I think it works. I have been breathing ok since so it must do something good. I also took pain killers and a mucus suppressant.
I started feeling better about 4pm, but I still feel a bit fragile.
I really hope I feel better tomorrow.

That concludes the blog for today!


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