I went up to the little store on the hill Saturday and found a subdued grocery store owner behind the counter. As I gave him a 20 dollar bill I ask him if everything was all right. As he handed back my change he said everything was all right, he just hadn't been feeling well the last few days. Sunday I went to the bigger grocery store on Main Street and as the checker there was handing me back my change she said she wasn't really supposed to be there because she had been sick but they were short handed.
Very early Monday morning I rolled over in my sleep and then half-awoke when doing so sent the room spinning. It happened three more time before daybreak. When I woke up completely my sinuses were stuffed up and my right ear felt full. I turned my head in that direction and it was as if a giant had grabbed me by my ankles and yanked me up into the air. Once I got up I went to the couch and stayed there the rest of the day watching TV, drinking liquids and swallowing decongestants. The intense vertigo I was suffering lessened as the decongestants kicked in but every time I turned my head to the right that giant was there waiting to jerk me upside down. Last night, before I went to sleep, I told myself not to roll over to my right side as I knew that damn colossus was standing at the end of my bed waiting for me to do so.
Today I feel better, less vertigo, and I do not really blame the two people in the grocery stores for me falling ill. Some times people do have to go to work sick and I live in a small town. When it comes to illness, living in a small town its like living in a Petri dish. When a virus is put into a Petri dish it will multiply quickly and spread across the dish. When a virus is introduced into a small town it also spreads quickly across the town. The Six Degrees of Separation theory in action. Nothing you can do about, it's just a fact of life.
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Well. employers these days tend to be nasty about people missing work no matter how sick they are!! Been there; done that.
True. Here it is because the number of employees any business has is very small so people have to work unless they are cant-get out-of-bed sick.
Never thought of this as one of the downsides to living in a small town. Petri dish is so accurate. Hope you are feeling ok today.
I am feeling better, thank you, head still clogged but I'm only suffering mild dizziness today. What a relief.
I recommend eucalyptus oil. A dash a day (or more, depending on where you've been) keeps most germs at bay. Very germicidal. Very decongesting. Very addictive. Very sleep-inducing when all else fails. I now order them online by the 60-25mls-bottles worth...
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