No Ale, No Beer, No Whisky, Often No Food

[mishalak]

It has been a terrible week. I got the norovirus that has been going around sometime in the three days before Monday morning when I awoke to an urgent call of nature. Since then my internal economy and thus my way of life have been at sixes and sevens. Except for nasal problems I have had all the most unpleasant and unrepeatable symptoms. Today, I finally mostly feel well, but I am likely to be at home rather more than I intended this weekend as well since I have read that a person is still contagious after being symptomatic and I would just as soon not acquire the name of Typhoid Mary.

I dearly hope the food that I craved and thus ate today will not go the way of previous far too optimistic ventures in returning to the eating of food. Perhaps by next week I will be back on alcohol as well. Not that anyone wonders, but today I had oatmeal, an apple, yogurt, some rice, some cooked beans, two poached eggs, ice cream, a soda, tea, and now I am going to have a little snack because my body is crying out for more and so far there has not be the previous warning sign of cramping. And that is about as far as I can go without offending decency, I suppose.

Comments

[jcfiala]

Well,more of a 'Typhoid Matthew', really.

That said, if you need some supplies or something, give me or Tammy a call and we can run out and get them for you. If you're still Typhoidy, we can leave them on the stoop, ring the doorbell, and run away. :)

[mishalak]

Very kind of you to offer. Now I am well enough for work so I suppose I will go infect people there. Which is just as bad, but cannot be avoided due to the need for money and a number of disincentives to calling in sick. Probably why I got sick as well. I do wish my employer had a better sense of self interest.