Man down

 

BFL is down with a temperature.   I suspect its this false sense of summery warmth that has deluded BFL into dressing lighter. Yet in actual fact it is colder than the fact that we're actually in summer.  My explanation:-  It’s been an accumulation of summery chill (ironically enough) that’s finally taken BFL’s immune system down … coupled with the fact that he’s had some rather stressful days at work before the Spring break.

Stress and cold.  Two variables - enough to make one feel under the weather.  Poor fella.  Usually he’s tough as an ox.  I’m the one who’s always complaining about aches and pains … while he seems to be oblivious about it all.  But more often than not it is people like these – who seem to have immune systems of steel that when they go down, they really go down bad.

Although am not feeling exactly peachy myself, I'm healthy compared to the darling that's feeling poorly.  Am keeping fingers crossed that it won’t be so bad this time around.  Last spell was terrible.  It wasn’t only chills, it was cold sweats and soaring temperature.  So much so that I had to make him change out of his soaked jammies in the night.

Must make mental note to buy manuka honey and stock up on citrusy fruits.  Lemon and grapefruits seem to be rather popular bet. 

Thing is if he calls in sick tomorrow, I won’t be there to nurse him.  Got to work tomorrow.  Praying he’ll be feeling better tomorrow …