There Is No Escape!
By Angie
@andriaperry (116860)
Anniston, Alabama
January 14, 2018 12:52pm CST
I watch the news every couple of days, mostly for the local weather forecast so I can plan my week, but of late I just left it playing.
A couple of months ago the news station began to put the map of the USA up and color red the worst states suffering from the flu this year. Well I had not seen that chart in, hmmm.... about a month.
I seen it last night and all states are now colored red, there is a serious outbreak and the only state that has escaped the epidemic is Hawaii. The worst part is the people who are just riding it out is coming down with pneumonia.
So this means, well for a lot of people, the USA will be buying a lot of medicine and will be sick well into the Spring.
Do not hesitate to get an x-ray and make sure you take care, this is serious and its really bad.
Have you escaped being sick this season?
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
15 Jan 18
Careful, its turning into pneumonia.
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@shaggin (71666)
• United States
14 Jan 18
I haven't had the flu in over 10 years. I knock on wood for that as I do not get the flu shot. You have had it already I believe so I think you will be okay from catching it back. I think you build up immunities once you have had that exact strain.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
15 Jan 18
This is the first time I have had it in 20 years but I do take the shots yearly.
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@Ithink (9980)
• United States
16 Jan 18
@andriaperry From what I saw it is through out most states. Hubby was home today sick, I thought oh no!!!! However he is doing better. I think he has just been over doing it and it caught up with him. Made him just lay down and sleep most of the day. He said he is feeling pretty good now.
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
15 Jan 18
This state is eat up with it.
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@hostessman (11871)
• Tucson, Arizona
15 Jan 18
our family has been very lucky, but we make sure they all get flu
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@hostessman (11871)
• Tucson, Arizona
15 Jan 18
@andriaperry yes i meant flu shots, i was just trying to confuse you
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
15 Jan 18
Did you mean the flu shots or just get the flu and be done with it?
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
14 Jan 18
I had a bad cold in October that seemed to drag on for a long time. I recovered and have been healthy since then. This week my granddaughter was sick as well as my daughter. Now they both have pneumonia. Hopefully they recover quickly...but my daughter in on immu-suppressants so this is more worrisome for her.
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@scarlet_woman (23465)
• United States
15 Jan 18
i had pneumonia earlier in the year.mom got it then i did.
right now i'm ok tho.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
15 Jan 18
I don't have flu and I hope I won't get one. I read in one of the famous celebrity here this morning that she has stomach flu and it's common these days in our country including flu too.
I think it helps that I boost my immune system by taking lemon water every morning and drinking green tea.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
15 Jan 18
Yes vitamin C does help a lot.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
15 Jan 18
Both my husband and I were sick for about three weeks, but we are pretty well over the respiratory thing we had. I'm still taking it easy and I do have chicken soup in both refrigerator and freezer in case either of us starts to relapse. I'm staying home and away from crowds as much as possible and drinking lots of fluids. We are both trying to keep our immune systems strong.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
15 Jan 18
@andriaperry That's wise. But I confess I like to stay home even when I'm well and don't need to avoid people who may be contagious. The older I get, the more I like to stay home.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
15 Jan 18
I hate to leave the house and I don`t unless its a must.
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@Srbageldog (7716)
• United States
15 Jan 18
I keep catching colds but don't think I've had the flu. I feel like I'm coming down with something again though. Hope it's not the flu. I can't take flu or cold medicine with my prescription meds. Plus, I'm supposed to have surgery in the next month, so I don't want to get really sick and have to postpone it even longer.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
15 Jan 18
I thought this was just a cold till I was with fever and in the bed for days, the body pain and the mucus was different that a cold.
Stay safe!
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@Srbageldog (7716)
• United States
16 Jan 18
@andriaperry Thanks, I was out in the stores again today and am keeping my fingers crossed I didn't pick up anything. My sister had the flu about a month ago and I managed not to catch it from her...knock wood.
@DianneN (246905)
• United States
15 Jan 18
@andriaperry Thanks so much. I appreciate that. We were at a musical last night, and the man sitting in front of us told us he was so sick. Ugh! He coughed and blew his nose throughout the show. I dislike germs!!!!!
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
15 Jan 18
I knocked on wood for you too!
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
15 Jan 18
It's really scary, I haven't been sick this year, and I contribute that to two things, my huge fruit intake and my fear of going into so many places, that I mainly stay at home now.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
15 Jan 18
I was slacking on sanitizing my hands each time I got back to the car, BUT Tony is the one who caught it and brought it home!
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@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
15 Jan 18
No, I work with children and they share their germs freely. Parents will not keep them home, kids will not stay in bed and rest. I got pneumonia. I did not have the flu but a cold virus. When hubby started coughing he went on a regimen of elderberry concentrate in the evenings. He never got more than the cough. Elder flower tea and elderberry concentrate may be some of the things you need for your off the grid life.
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
17 Jan 18
I think when the weather is so cold, it couldn't be helped that many people will be sick with coughs and colds. I seldom get that , maybe because I am taking 1000 mg of ascorbic acid everyday. I don't know if it's that.
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
15 Jan 18
I have to pay attention since we both have lung issues.
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
15 Jan 18
This was really bad the first weak, I was weak and with fever, body aches.
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@Tampa_girl7 (49010)
• United States
17 Jan 18
My son and I have been blessed to not get sick, but my poor husband was not so fortunate.
