still under the weather

Foggy street corner
Bode got up before 7, but waited until it was light enough to go out. It was 65°F and foggy.
Church spires through mist at sunrise.
We stayed out quite a while, with several rest stops for me on benches. I am still not feeling well, but the fresh air seemed to soothe my lungs. The reward was seeing the spires of Christ, Prince of Peace church through the mist as the sun broke through.

The cold and sore throat from last week turned into bronchitis with stomach and guts not doing so well either. I must have been pretty pathetic on Saturday evening because Bode came right into the bathroom after I finished grooming him for his bath. He likes to tease, but comes through as a real sweetheart when it is appropriate.

I was hoping things would get better soon, but on Sunday I came down with a migraine. I am still coughing today but not in so much pain. I have been sipping black tea with honey and lemon while deciding what all to try to tackle today. This will be the most consecutive Arthritis pool exercise classes I have missed since starting at the end of May. Will pass on the farmer’s market today — still have produce I got a week ago today. I am out of milk and eggs, so will probably go out soon. Bode is due for another bath with medicated shampoo today, so that will have priority. It is actually less effort than traipsing through a supermarket.

I was trying to get worked up to spin out a major rant about getting hit so much harder than other people when I catch a cold and how thoughtless it is for people to martyrize themselves by going to work (and not really get much done, just line up the prescription bottles by the computer keyboard) and spreading their viruses instead of taking a sick day. The connection seems to be rather sluggish this morning and I am running out of steam, so consider yourself spared.

About Kathy

Perl, MySQL, CGI scripting, web design, graphics following careers as an analytical chemist and educator, then in IT as a database administrator (DBA), programmer, and server administrator. Diagnosed with Mitochondrial Myopathy in 1997.
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