Flu

Doug is on day five of having the flu. It started late on Saturday - it seems a lot of illnesses start on the weekend. Luckily, a few months ago, at the height of the flu season, our PCP wrote prescriptions for Tamiflu for both of us. We didn't need it then, so the pharmacy kept those scripts on file. Early Sunday morning, I was able to fill Doug's prescription for Tamiflu and get him started on that. I think that helped a lot. Doug has had fevers, chills, sweats - just feeling crummy and not wanting to eat. Yesterday we were able to get an appointment at our local clinic. Our wonderful nurse practitioner added an antibiotic just to make sure all bases are covered as far as him getting a secondary infection.

Doug's physical therapy has been slow to show results. Now, of course, he is weakened by the flu so he will have to really work to regain strength. But he will.

We had to cancel a trip to Nebraska. We were planning to go see Doug's mom who is 102 years old. She is doing well considering her age.
I'm thankful he got sick before we left. Always better to be home when we are not well.

"May the Lord bring you into an ever deeper understanding of the love of God and the endurance that comes from Christ." 2 Thessalonians 3:5