The Dreaded Lurgy

Lurgy:

noun 1. a fictitious, very infectious disease. 2. any illness.
Also, lurgi, dreaded lurgy. [coined by the Radio Goons]

Source: Macquarie Dictionary Book of Slang.

Imagine, if you will, managing to go 3 months without any form of illness. This is roughly the period between the end of the school year in Australia, and the start of the next. Kids finish up around December, and they're not back in school until February. No one gets sick in December, as its Summer - and why would you want to get sick when the holidays are coming up? However, start back at school and it's free reign. Bugs Ahoy!

Yes, I've got a bug. Aidan came home at the end of his first week, with a niggling cough. He's somehow managed to just keep it a niggling cough. It must be all that dirt he eats, with the occaisional drink from the dog bowl that keeps his immune system up. I'm not so lucky. He appears to have passed it on, and most of the day today was spent trying to supress a cough and the onset of extreme headache. It too started as a niggle over the weekend, but now its moved into the realm of the annoying.

So I'll stupidly stumble on regardless, pumping myself full of Panadol, and still soldiering on by going to work. Its not at the debilitating stage yet, and hopefully it will pass. Unfortunately, its just the start of the season. First bug down, many to go.

Ciao for Now, Lurgy Ridden Angry Dad.