I'm sick and tired of being sick. It seems that in the last six months I've been sick more than in the previous six years. I seem to spend about one week a month with a mild cold, and this week is no different (except that this weeks' cold seems particularly drawn out).
Amazingly, and to the wonderful contrary, Anthony has had very few colds. Ever. I can't even remember the last time he was sick. I do remember that he was pretty sick while I was in Ohio for the summer (with a temperature of 104+), but he may well have not been sick since. He goes to playcare three times a week, so I'm sure he's virtually swimming in bacteria and virus, but he always just seems to be fine.
Mmmm, it's generally Daddy's job to do the to/from playcare transport, so maybe it's my visiting the playcare petri dish that's giving me all these colds?
Whatever it is, I'm sick of it!
A mere matter of resistance… his colds were in the US as yours are in Japan. Takes 2-3 years to fully get up to speed on the local flu/cold viruses.
Jeff, are you getting enough exercise? I know that’s hard to do when your feeling ill…. I used to come down with crud more frequently when I wasn’t exercising regularly. 15 miles daily or more on either my hybrid or my road bike is my solution…. good aerobics at any rate….
take care.
Howard
You’re not imagining anything, and you’re not alone in being sick of always being sick — I myself am just in the process of coming down with my third cold in less than two months, and prior to that I hadn’t had a cold in almost four years — I exercise frequently, eat plenty of fresh fruits and veggies, sleep usually 7 to 8 hours a night, have a cheerful disposition — but I did just recently start a new job (and no, it’s not stressful) that brings me into close contact with people at a homeless shelter and food bank, not that I think they would be any more likely to hand on a virus than the next person — in any case, I guess the best we can do is grin, sneeze, wipe with a kleenex, and bear it — my personal opinion is that people are becoming so super health-conscious, so super-vitamined and flu-shotted, that the cold and flu viruses are becoming correspondingly stronger just to survive — that means that viruses we used to be able to fight off without feeling much more than a few passing sniffles or a scratchy throat are now knocking us down for the count — get used to it — I think it’s part of what is known as “the new norm”…..