When You’re Down and Out … with Flu

I have no recollection the last time I was out for so long. It’s got to be years.

Back in the day I would spend time away from blogging because I was moving home, or because I genuinely ran out of the rhythm and then spent a while away from blogging. That has been so long ago, though. I am not obsessive about blogging and in recent weeks I never had a problem just reconciling how important it was to do without it for a day or two. Yet recently I was knocked down by the flu. You must know it’s serious when I barely pick up my laptop for a solid week. Even the last post I made – which will be continued at a later date – was barely put together.

Yes, sir. I was knocked out with the flu and apparently a nasty strain of it too. I would not like anyone to have undergone the fever, the heavy head, the inability to retain food and especially the unrelenting stinging migraines I endured for days. Not a pleasant experience at all. Even typing these words for the first time in well over a week is not something I do with ease really.

In it all, though, there are some things I am grateful for:

• Pain relief – did I ever need that over the uncomfortable times
• Fruit – nope, not everything could stay down, but the fruit … ahhh the blessed fruit
• Time and space away – I did not want a lot of people crowding around.
• Timely visits – one or two good friends who popped in and were great to see
• Fruit – have I mentioned how wonderful it was to get something down to stay?
• Water – it really has its purifying qualities while the solids struggle to stay down
• Prayer – I am grateful for people who pray with precision as well as with passion
• Fruit – not sure if I’ve mentioned the great attributes fruit brings to life in pain

I would like to believe the worst is over as recovery continues. There’s plenty that kept me going through the time down and out. Yet in it all, I really appreciate the love and understanding that was tremendously helpful during the time off.

There is no guarantee of health and life at all. I know that. Yet while there is still breath in my body and the capacity to do s, I give thanks to Him for whatever life and health I have.

(Photo by Hush Naidoo on Unsplash)

For His Name’s Sake

Shalom

C. L. J. Dryden