Weeding out the bad

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Hi Opt. When I look at your sitch, I see that your H is at home with you and your D - a place that many of us would like to see our own S.

You spend a lot of time doing family activities together. You and H go out together regularly (my H and I have gone out alone once - August 2002 - in recent memory).

Actually, when I look at your sitch, I wish I could be there (minus the OW of course!). I look at the positives and try to learn from them and apply them in my sitch.

So look at your sitch with new eyes and focus on what you have - not what you don't. That is what gets me through each day.

Hey - just an FYI. I was at a meeting yesterday - all people who work in immunizations - and we talked about the influenza that is already hitting hard in Texas. I thought about it again when you mentioned H having fever.

Influenza is to be taken seriously as it kills at least 36,000 people each year. It is characterized by sudden onset of a high fever, body aches, fatigue, etc. It is a respiratory illness not a stomach ailment. Vomitting and diarhhea are rare in influenza - the "flu".

If you haven't gotten your shot - do it. If your H has had his fever for less than 48 hours he can get an anti-viral from his physician that will lessen the symptoms by a few days. He can go in and get cultured to find out if he has influenza.

If he does have influenza, he needs to rest as pneumonia can also develop. Influenza generally takes 7-10 days to run its course but several weeks until you actually feel better. People describe it as feeling like they got run over by a semi-truck.

I was unlucky enough to have it when I was expecting D8 and spent 7 days in maternity post delivery as I was too sick to go home. Also ended up with pneumonia. Wouldn't wish it on anyone!

Sorry for the sidetracking, but want to keep you folks healthy and on the track to M success!