Zoe has been sick off and on for about two weeks now. It started with an ear infection, which got bad enough that her doctor put her on antibiotics. Then she got a bit of a cold, threw up a couple of times, and then diarrhea for about a week. Plus she’s been teething.
Yesterday, I stayed home sick with some sort of intestinal bug. It was unpleasant but not horrible, and I honestly didn’t think it was connected. I figured I ate something that didn’t agree with me, but then I found out that:
- Zoe’s friend Maia was puking so much she’s at the hospital right now.
- My nephew Milo is sick.
- My brother-in-law David is sick.
- My mother-in-law is sick.
- My mom is sick.
- Three of my coworkers are sick.
- Annie is sick
- Annie’s uncle Darby is sick.
Now, I’m not a medical professional, but it sounds to me like we’re the incubators for some advanced new form of the Black Death. If you’ve been in contact with us anytime in the last three years, I would advise you to go home and take a hydrogen peroxide bath.
Edit, the next day: Added my mother-in-law to the list. It’s spreading.
Edit, three days later: Added Annie and Darby to the list. Will it ever stop?
(photo by Totoro)
I'm a 30-year-old 
You can take me off the list. It was a 24 hour bug of some type. Milo is also on the mend. He threw up 8 or 9 times yesterday; couldn’t keep anything down. Today he ate breakfast with Oskar and me and although he has been laying on Rose most of the day he’s typing with me right now, he’s eating more and no puking! I also got him to use the toilet when it was the obvious alternative to what I would have had to clean up. Hooray for early potty training!
Ahh, a day without puke is like a day without … puke.
June 25th, 2008 at 4:07 pm
Salutations Scott! I do believe I’ve found you. Wow, sick and tired of blowing my nose and hacking phlegm for the past few days, too. Oddly enough, the symptoms appeared shortly after coming into contact with you at the Azteca. Now I too have become an incubator for the Black Death.
Say, I went to Dysnomia with the idea of posting some photos and found that I’m no longer recognized as an actual person. (Guess we don’t need to comment on that notion, eh?) Any suggestions for a successful breach of the Dysnomia wall?
Cheers
June 27th, 2008 at 7:42 am