Day 7

What I thought originally was just a cold has definitely been reclassified as some variety of flu based on this going on for a week now. Last night the misery continued with coughing, non-stop nose blowing and watering eyes. I went to bed before 9PM which never happens. When I awoke during the night I did so with one eye or the other pasted shut from all off the fluid that was coming from them I suppose. I can’t remember the last time that happened.

So despite all of this I tried to focus on whatever positives I can. It seemed like when I got up this morning the coughing fits were less severe than recent days so hopefully that means I might be turning a corner. You would not think any corners were cleared if you looked at me. Both my eyes are extremely bloodshot and look like I was crying non-stop for hours, I look like shit.

Episodes of illness like this make me appreciate the luxury of good health. I hope to be able return to normalcy as soon as possible because existing like this is pretty miserable.