It's Definitely Man-flu

Andrew – Summer cold be damned I’ve got the bloody man flu!

The scariest part of me getting a cold is the thought that I may pass it on to Gusband. Now there’s a person who gets the man flu. And I can understand why, I am a fabulous nurse! One of my great fears is that we both go down like a sack of shit at the same time.

I don’t know why men get the flu worse than women but I think there is probably medical research to attest to the fact. I’m sure our noses run faster and our bodies ache more and we definitely take longer to recover.

Like everyone, I hate being sick. I’m really not very good at it. I’m not very good at being still (unless I’m on holidays) and there are always things that need doing around the house. The last time I was sick I painted the lounge room. I’m trying very hard to not do much at all but the problem is it’s so tedious being sick and there is only so much of your own company you can stand, especially your own sick company.

So campers, remember to look after your husbands/partners if they get the man flu. It’s terrible and really shouldn’t be underestimated. xx

Lucy – The dreaded man flu. Poor Gusband having to look after you.

In our house it does not pay to be sick, you will get next to no sympathy and told to go to bed until you are better! No one wishes to wish to see puffy eyes & snotty noses.

I was bought up on tough love when it came to illness. Unless we could produce vomit we were at school & if by the afternoon a little colour had come back on our faces, we were sent to school so we did not miss too much. I think this has a lot to do with work ethics in the adult world (but that is another blog entirely & could end up like the kids on leashes episode). But if we were really sick Mum just had the homework delivered so we didn’t miss a thing.

Poor Sawusband, he knows there is no point in complaining; it falls on deaf ears. I think that is why when he is ill he does it well.

Note: last trip home started with a sore thumb & ended up with 5 days in hospital, a super staff infection followed by an operation…..

So everyone the man flu is one of the mysteries of the world I don’t think we will ever understand. Good luck Gusband.

And Andrew, get back to bed!!!!