Virulent as the flu
Okay, so now it’s stomach flu. Lila had it Wednesday night, about ten minutes after going to bed she complained her tummy hurt, got up to use the bathroom and projectile vomited macaroni and cheese all over the bathroom. And then heaved her way through the whole night, every hour on the hour. When I called her in sick Thursday morning, the secretary said that dozens of kids are down with it and it’s spreading like wildfire.
I’ve been washing my hands and praying people. Felt a tiny big queasy yesterday late afternoon, but that passed. Felt fine this morning. Came back from lunch at work and felt my stomach knotting up. After an hour I had to leave and am now home in grateful range of two clean toilet bowls. Aaaaany minute now. Damn. There goes twelve bucks worth of bad lunch. My deepest apologies to the coworkers I sat next to at lunch. And the ones in the morning meeting. And the ones whose cubicles are right next door to mind. Rats.
Excuse me. Time to boot.
"All through the long winter, I dream of my garden. On the first day of spring, I dig my fingers deep into the soft earth. I can feel its energy, and my spirits soar."
~Helen Hayes
November 30th, 2007 at 8:48 pm
So sorry you’ve had the crud again. We’ve had the respiratory version—–again. xoxo
December 1st, 2007 at 2:08 am
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December 6th, 2007 at 5:28 pm
I apologize for being so late with this comment, but you might want to buy bottled water to drink until this passes. Or boil your water. I’ve been told that a stomach flu that’s “going around” could be from bacteria in the municipal water supply. Hopefully the city is doing their testing and will correct the problem. If that’s what it is.