But I seem to have a problem,surely if you know it is in your head it goes away ? obviously not........
Mr and Mrs Boss and the sixteen year old son all have quite nasty cases of pigbola,I do their laundry,wash their dishes even scrub the loos,so you would expect I would catch it,not so far,I do however have a 'psychological throat' I have a bit of a cough and cold at the moment but all I can imagine is the start of a sore throat,I spend all my time poking glands and test swallowing just to make sure nothing hurts(yes Grubby,in just the same way I poke any bruises to see if they still hurt) I go to bed each night with a bloody thermometer.........I know how daft this is and that even with my bit of asthma the chances of major illness are slim to none,but still I prod,poke and fret right before poking a probe under my tongue..........As an aside,I really wonder whether some people have a super innate immunity to flu,as far as we are aware my mother, grandmother nor I have ever had anything even remotely resembling influenza,of course now I have said that....... knowing my luck,sometime next week reports of my demise may not be greatly exaggerated.
The NHS who are handing out tamiflu like it is going out of fashion or maybe date.
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I hope you don't catch it!
I also prod bruises and stuff (my own of course!) just to check how much/how little they hurt! Doesn't make sense but, seems like a good idea at the time!!
My mum has been convinced all her minor symptoms mean she is dying since as far back as I can remember. If you showed any weakness she would shake her head sorrowfully and predict your premature demise "she's never been strong" "it doesn't look good" She would also dose you with patent medicines, sometimes slipping them into your food. (have you ever tasted milk of magnesia cunningly hidden in a cup of tea?)
In self defence, I always vigorously denied any illness or symptoms and simply refused to ever be ill. Bubonic plague bulbos, pah! a minor skin rash. And when they cart me off to intensive care with swine flu I'll still be saying, "No, no it's just a tickle in my throat, I'll just suck a Tune"
So, dose yourself up with a hot coffee and brandy and tell yourself firmly you're fine!
Seriously, though, you have good reason to be fearful with your asthma. If you do get ill, get some treatment and make sure there's someone to help you out. And definitely get the jab as soon as you can.
And no, I don't prod my bruises. You two are weird!
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