Blaine and I are both rather ill currently with this awful bug that seems to be taking out entire households in a single sweep. Blaine started feeling rough on Christmas Day, and myself a few days after him; we are both ridden with the plague, and it hasn’t exactly been pleasant, to say the least. … More Skunk sprayed your dog? Read this
The past few weeks have not been the best for my family. My dad caught a cold about a month ago now; in the beginning, he thought it was a mere head cold as he mainly had congestion and fatigue as symptoms. He was under the impression he was getting better, then my mom caught … More Have a cold? Read this
Spring may officially be upon us, but the weather here in Ontario, Canada, isn’t exactly reflective of this as of late. In fact, I’m pretty sure this period of time is when a lot of us fall victim to the cold, miserable grasp of a variety of delightful colds and viruses, and chest infections are … More Here’s how to tame a chest infection (part two)
Alas, the time of year has come in which quite a few of us find ourselves feeling a wee bit under the weather thanks to the common cold, flu and other delightful viruses. As of late, sickness amongst young children here in Canada has been overwhelming, and it breaks my heart to know of babies … More Here’s how to combat a cold before it festers
I would like to begin this post by acknowledging my rather witty title. I hope you all can appreciate my efforts to make illness humourous. Anyways, my fiancé, Blaine, fell ill with a nasty chest infection last week. It isn’t COVID-19, so please don’t jump to any conclusions. Sure enough, Blaine passed this gem of … More Down with the sickness? Read this
A few days ago I woke up with a sore throat. I have a tendency to catch strep throat and/or bronchitis relatively often, so I assumed if I started to feel any worse the diagnoses would be one or the other. A few days later I went to the walk-in as I progressively began to … More How to get over the flu, fast
I like to think I have a relatively strong immune system. I don’t get sick often, and I haven’t been sick for a couple of years, actually. That is, until last week. Although I don’t get sick often, I will say that when I do, it hits me like a brick wall, and I tend … More How to beat the bugs this winter
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