I cannot stand being sick. I've just come through two days
of feeling really down, and I have no idea what it was or why. I was first
aware of whatever it was when driving in to Port Alfred on Tuesday. I am
normally wide awake behind the wheel, but on Tuesday it felt as if I had been
driving for eight hours or more, and I had to keep shaking my head to stay
awake. By the time I had concluded my business and arrived back at the farm, I
had all the symptoms of Hay Fever. Then yesterday the symptoms were much worse –
streaming sinuses, loss of appetite and feeling very tired. In fact I was not
even able to cook my usual evening meal, managing a fried egg sandwich, half of
which I ended up giving to Katie, my White Shepherd. I brought everything
forward by an hour last night, ending in an early turn-in.
Today I am back to normal. My appetite is back, all the
symptoms have departed, and I am bright and perky. I would love to know what it
was that attacked my system. Is there such a thing as 48-hour 'flu? Perhaps someone can tell me.
