All in the Family
By Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (126850)
Gainesville, Florida
January 9, 2026 10:37am CST
During our annual family vacation to Disney World over Christmas and New Years, my son came down with a nasty cold. Although he didn't feel well, he was such a trooper and didn't let it ruin his vacation.
Upon returning home, I felt like the rest of us dodged a bullet in catching his cold, because we all seemed healthy still. I shouldn't have been so naive, since we were all staying in the same hotel suite. So, one by one, we started falling like dominos. First, my girlfriend. Then my daughter, and now, as of today, I seem to have caught the bug as well.
I hate being sick, and I hate being around other people who are sick, but in this case it's all in the family, so we're all miserable together. I've been loading up on OJ, vitamins and other immunity-building foods/drinks, and hope we can wipe this virus out quickly. I feel like I still haven't recovered fully from when I was sick back in November. But what can you do? Just power through it I guess.
How are all of you feeling? Anybody else out in myLot land sick?
Photo is my son and his girlfriend on the Haunted Mansion ride at Magic Kingdom. He unfortunately had to blow his nose at the worst possible time...right when the ride photo was taken! I blame the hitchhiking ghost for getting everyone sick!
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12 responses
@DaddyEvil (165304)
• United States
10h
Your son wasn't sick... He just didn't want his picture taken with any of you! 
Nope, we're both feeling fine. But we still wear masks if we go outside the house and wouldn't go to an amusement park when the whole country seems to be coming down with flu or Covid. 
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@moffittjc (126850)
• Gainesville, Florida
5h
You’re not kidding when you say the whole country is sick right now. Even at work everybody was sick…my co-workers and all the customers. So I guess there was no way to avoid getting sick other than hiding under a rock!
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@DaddyEvil (165304)
• United States
5h
@moffittjc Nope, just wear masks everywhere you go.
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@moffittjc (126850)
• Gainesville, Florida
5h
@DaddyEvil Nah, I don’t think masks are as effective bad everyone thinks they are.
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@moffittjc (126850)
• Gainesville, Florida
11h
Thank you. I know you can empathize, given what you have recently gone through (although what you went through was worse than my cold I have now). I'm glad you are doing better after three weeks.
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@just4him (320831)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
10h
@moffittjc Thank you. Yes, I can empathize. I hope you all feel better soon.
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@moffittjc (126850)
• Gainesville, Florida
5h
@just4him Thank you. I think right now I am the least sick out of all of us. I started taking Zicam as soon as I saw my son wasn’t feeling good.
@FourWalls (81710)
• United States
9h
That’s right, call Morgan and Morgan! If you got sick from going to Disney World with your family, you may be entitled to compensation. (Not likely, but “may.” 
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I always recommend Zicam (or the Walmart equivalent) zinc product for helping. It’s always helped me get better…even with COVID!
Get well quickly. All of you!!!
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I always recommend Zicam (or the Walmart equivalent) zinc product for helping. It’s always helped me get better…even with COVID!
Get well quickly. All of you!!!1 person likes this
@moffittjc (126850)
• Gainesville, Florida
5h
Thank you! I will definitely pick up the phone and call Morgan and Morgan right away!
Zicam is always my best friend whenever I first start to feel bad.
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@RasmaSandra (92718)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
5h
I have been lucky and not been sick in a long time but then I have been inside my aprtment since the beginning of the summer,
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@moffittjc (126850)
• Gainesville, Florida
5h
Lucky you! I went about 2 years without being sick, but unfortunately I’ve been sick twice in the last 2 months.
@lovebuglena (48505)
• Staten Island, New York
7h
Being sick is no fun. My brother and his fam went on vacation and came back sick.
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@moffittjc (126850)
• Gainesville, Florida
5h
When you immerse yourself into large crowds of people from all over the world, it’s hard not to catch something. At least that was the issue in my case. Where did your brother go on vacation?
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@lovebuglena (48505)
• Staten Island, New York
2h
@moffittjc I am not sure on the correct spelling but St. Martin in the Caribbean.
@moffittjc (126850)
• Gainesville, Florida
11h
You think it's funny that we're all sick? LOL
I thought it was funny that my son's sickness is now permanently immortalized in his Disney photo.
I thought it was funny that my son's sickness is now permanently immortalized in his Disney photo.1 person likes this
@AmbiePam (109721)
• United States
2h
It must be a Disney thing. The day we came back from Disneyland at the end of November my oldest niece started feeling badly. Two days later, all of them were sick. One day after that, and I was a goner. It took over two weeks to completely recover. It was miserable. But thinking about Disney did make it better!
The day we came back from Disneyland at the end of November my oldest niece started feeling badly. Two days later, all of them were sick. One day after that, and I was a goner. It took over two weeks to completely recover. It was miserable. But thinking about Disney did make it better!
@snowy22315 (201183)
• United States
2h
Feeling will, but I noticed a cashier I interacted with today, had a cold...
, I should be washing my hands more often.
, I should be washing my hands more often.
@luisadannointed (9915)
• Philippines
11h
Lol! My family caught a virus the last week of November. I am glad that we are all ok before December ends.
I really hate being sick, aside from it is costly, medicine is expensive, I hate the feeling of being unwell and feeling hopeless as you can't magically took the fever, flu and cold at once.
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@moffittjc (126850)
• Gainesville, Florida
11h
You are correct, medicine is very expensive. I hate being sick too. Not only is it costly, but you feel horrible, and often times you have to stay out of work while you recover.
I was sick in November as well, and finally started feeling better right before the end of December (right before Christmas).
@JudyEv (368837)
• Rockingham, Australia
1h
That's really bad luck. It seems a really nasty flu in some parts too. I hope you're all able to recover quickly.
@MarieCoyle (53140)
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10h
I’m really sorry you are all sick. I recommend hot tea and chicken soup!! It really does help a bad cold. And get extra rest, please!
