Not quite there yet!
By L. Jenkinson
@MarymargII (12422)
Toronto, Ontario
March 3, 2017 1:06pm CST
Well I guess I'm getting there- Can hear a little better but still feel so tired and groggy. The worst was the sore throat and the plugged ears- plus it was a very different kind of flu for me. It had a mind of it's own and had a very evil intent! Ha!
Today, I'm resting (again) and hoping to shake it while I dream of Spring which is really going to be here now in three short weeks- Yay! Although this Winter was a piece of cake- and a chocolate piece of cake for most of us! LOL! Dreaming of Spring? Did you get bitten by those darn flu bugs this winter?
Crocus photo from Pixabay Free Images
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@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
3 Mar 17
This has been the winter of the stuffy nose for me. Usually I get one cold and then I'm done with it. This one has produced so much.....I should own stock in the tissue company.
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@Marilynda1225 (91013)
• United States
3 Mar 17
My poor daughter had has stuffed nose forever (or so it seems)
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@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
3 Mar 17
@Marilynda1225 two weeks is usually it for me...for the entire winter. This year I may have had a total of 14 days without a runny nose.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
6 Mar 17
@Morleyhunt I'm like that too and am suspicious it's either from the milk in my coffee/tea/cereal or mould in the atmosphere!
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@silvermist (19701)
• India
3 Mar 17
@MarymargII Here it is very very hot...Not a cool day.That picture from Pixabay is really beautiful.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
6 Mar 17
I love to see the tiny purple crocus show their little heads as a sure sign of Spring- very often in woody areas!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
7 Mar 17
@JudyEv Yes it is a nice photo and I do love crocuses if that's the correct plural- 
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@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
8 Mar 17
@MarymargII Maybe because I take 1000 mg of Ascorbic acid. One 500 mg in the morning , together with my other vitamins like E and fish oil and calcium. Then another set of those vitamins at lunch . 
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
7 Mar 17
You must have a superior immune system- I always get something at least once a year that's a bad one!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
8 Mar 17
@SIMPLYD you are one smart lady to do that- I take them too so I think you're immune system is better than mine 
and you probably eat more fish and fruit in the Philippines as it is a tropical country! I should take fish oil though as I take a Vitamin B Complex for energy and stress, Vitamins C and D and I take Biotin and Lysine (cause my hair was getting thin in spots) Seemed to help a bit!
and you probably eat more fish and fruit in the Philippines as it is a tropical country! I should take fish oil though as I take a Vitamin B Complex for energy and stress, Vitamins C and D and I take Biotin and Lysine (cause my hair was getting thin in spots) Seemed to help a bit!1 person likes this
@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
7 Mar 17
What kind of flu was it- like a cold? Or a stomach virus?
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@LadyDuck (502204)
• Italy
8 Mar 17
@MarymargII Cold, cough (very bad cough) stomach virus and diarrhea, it was a very bad flu.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
8 Mar 17
@LadyDuck Wow yes that was a bad one- thank God this one had no stomach issues with it this time. Glad you're over it!
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@DianneN (254949)
• United States
7 Mar 17
@MarymargII It's been windy since Friday and in the low 70sF. The winds will end tonight. You should see my hair! Lol!
Still, it's best to get the flu shot. I can't believe how long you've been ill! Keep getting better.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
8 Mar 17
@DianneN Thanks and I am actually getting better this week- it's been about three full weeks where it hardly let up- so glad to feel less tired, etc. 70 degrees is perfect to me- not too hot- You need hotter though for swimming in the ocean- ha!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
7 Mar 17
Hope your weather is great down there- heard it's a little cooler than usual- is that right? Doctor said the flu shot wouldn't have helped with this as it was a different strain- oh well- still will get the shot next year though.
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@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Mar 17
@MarymargII Stodge is one of those 'stick to your ribs' kind of meals. Great for winter. :)
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
7 Mar 17
Never thought of stodge! Could be a great cold remedy and we don't even know it! ha!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
8 Mar 17
@JudyEv Yep I'll have to scare my family with it next Fall---ha!
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
4 Mar 17
No I don't and for that, I thank my mom. I have never had the flu nor has she. Her entire family came through the epidemic after World War 1 without getting it. I do however have allergies and they are terrible this year, so warm that the pollen is high all the time.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
7 Mar 17
That can be just as aggravating as I do get a touch of it in the early Fall- and my husband used to suffer greatly from allergies- but yes, you must have a great immune system there,
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@Marilynda1225 (91013)
• United States
3 Mar 17
Thankfully I escaped any illness this winter. Hope you continue to get better and yes I'm ready for spring
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
7 Mar 17
You probably have a really good immune system- so were very lucky to avoid it!
@paigea (36143)
• Canada
8 Mar 17
@MarymargII They have had more snow than they are used to!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
8 Mar 17
@paigea Yes, so true- B.C. usually just has lots of rain- on the coast towns anyway!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
7 Mar 17
Yes, and sounds like usually mild Vancouver- had a lot of snow for them, especially Abbotsford!
@Happy2BeMe (99353)
• Canada
3 Mar 17
Glad to hear that you are starting to feel better. So far we have been lucky in our house and I hope it stays that way.
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@reskyyandi (3608)
• Indonesia
7 Mar 17
I got a flu, not because snow weather, because rainny weather
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
7 Mar 17
Well it's not always the weather but what's in the air and i always seem to get something either late Fall or early Spring.
@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
8 Mar 17
@reskyyandi I do hope you are feeling much better and don't have that long-lasting flu I had!
@KristenH (33591)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
3 Mar 17
Since I had the flu shot last fall, no flu for me. Yes I'm dreaming of spring and plenty of sunshine. Love that photo of the crocus! Hope you're feeling better.
