A "Gift" From My Students
By DW Davis
@DWDavis (25812)
Pikeville, North Carolina
January 15, 2017 6:52am CST
As invariably seems to happen when we all return from Winter Break, my students have bestowed on my an unwelcome "Gift." Several million gifts, if you think about it, in the form of Cold Germs.
This year I thought I had dodged that particular viral bullet when I made it through our first week back without developing any symptoms, despite the number of students complaining of not feeling well. Then, as I mentioned in my post the other day, I began to feel just a mite under the weather.
Well, or not well, actually, as of last night I have developed a full on Cold with all the wonderful (he typed sarcastically - can you type sarcastically?) symptoms that includes.
I am hopeful this particular strain of the rhinovirus or coronavirus, whichever I am currently hosting, is a mild and short lived one.
How is your day starting off today?
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
15 Jan 17
I always take Zicam at the first sign to nip it in the bud, but we were off to church earlier and now are getting ready to go out to lunch.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
16 Jan 17
@DWDavis There are lots of ways to take it including nasal spray which should resolve the upset stomach issue,
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
16 Jan 17
@BelleStarr I should look into that. I would love finding a way to shorten this cold.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
15 Jan 17
The classroom is one of the greatest germ breeding environments.
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
15 Jan 17
@JohnRoberts Coughing I can understand. But sending a kid to school coughing and wheezing, with a runny nose and watering eyes, and a fever of 101(F), is inexcusable, but it happens way too often.
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
15 Jan 17
@DWDavis I know but you can't keep kids out of school every time they cough.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
15 Jan 17
Everybody at work has been sick with a cold or flub buthe so far I have dodged it. I hope your cold doesn't last long and that you feel better soon.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
15 Jan 17
@DWDavis that is good that you have two days to rest. You should be starting to feel better by then.
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
15 Jan 17
And I spend every school day in a closed room with 25-30 potential carriers of all sorts of ailments. It is a wonder more teachers don't spend more time sick. I think we must develop strong immune systems being exposed to so many germs.
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@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
15 Jan 17
I'm doing well, and I hope that this strain of whatever it is... is a mild one!
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
15 Jan 17
Much better than yours! I rarely get a cold because I'm not out in the public very often. I am a fan of Cold-eze that I have to buy across the border in the US. it shuts down any cold I've ever had within a day or two. Might be worth a try for you since you spend so much time with the rhinovirus or coronavirus twins.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
15 Jan 17
@DWDavis Sorry it doesn't work for you, I am like your wife, anyone sneezes around me or has any symptoms I pop one in my mouth and 99% of the time I don't catch it...
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
16 Jan 17
Well that sucks. Hope you feel better sooner than later.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
16 Jan 17
Two more days of holidays left.
Hope you are getting over the cold soon.
Looking at your title for a moment I thought 'gifts' meant their holiday homework/ answer scripts.
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@quantum2020 (12040)
• Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico
16 Jan 17
Today the day is starting good for me. I usually eat fruist and vegetables to prevent the flu. I had the symptoms last week, but they lasted only two days.
Having the flu is one of the worst things that anyone can endure
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