Attack of the lurgies

I didn't realise I had the immune system of a Victorian workhouse urchin until my son started nursery.

Everyone told me it would happen but I still wasn’t prepared. When my son started nursery at the start of February it only took a week for him to catch his first lurgy. And of course, the whole house came down. Yes, even the cat.

Throwing up for a week. Joys.

They’ve all rolled into one in my head but that first one was the dreaded norovirus, I think. Horrific.

Healing takes a bit longer when you can’t actually take a sick day. Grandparents came to the rescue (thank God they aren’t very far away), but even so we were decimated. 

Tonsillitis is something I hadn’t missed from my childhood.

And the lurgies kept on coming - cold, flu, coughs, fevers, snot - a constant stream escaping all our noses. Days off nursery for fevers or vomiting, and the guilt of being back at work but missing most of it.

Bugs sending us tumbling back down again…

Tonsillitis got me this past week, and I’m praying it’s the last one. Spring is here, the daffodils are out, and the sun is shining.

We’ve recently started feeding the ducks in the local park. My son finds it hilarious. I get excited about these little rituals and joys, introducing my son to new things as he grows.

Ducks and nice things to look forward to.

So while I’m hoping for a few months of health, even if more lurgies come we’ve got the brighter days ahead, with all the new experiences they will bring.

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• Severance on Apple TV - smart, slick, perfectly weird and totally addictive

• Bad Sisters on Apple TV - nostalgic for me as it’s set in Dublin, witty and full of heart

• Emily Sutton’s recent talk with Orange Beak Studio

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