….or more accurately flu season. Flu is definitely going around the house. My mum and brother have it. And my dad most certainly had it. And had it bad too. Not bad as in he needed a hospital or anything, but there was a moment it did seem like we might be heading that way. Something that I now know was down to a high fever, so high he went from being mildly unsteady on his feet to disoriented and almost delirious. And that was really really scary. I just asked him if he’d like some more water and his answer might as well have been ‘close…the reverse…harbour’. I don’t remember what he said, because I was too worried he was having a stroke or something. Which meant a hasty call to 111 who said it was more likely a fever. Getting his temperature down helped even if it was a uneasy night after that, not one of us got much sleep. While the worst seems to be behind us, that didn’t stop mum and my bro from catching it. Which leaves me as the healthy one, trying to hold down the fort and hoping I don’t get it, which isn’t likely.

I’m thinking it’s a good idea to let ad many people as possible know about this variant that’s going around. If you do get a family member with high fever and delirious speech, give them paracetamol and do all you can to keep them cool. Fans, cold compress. All will help and they will bounce back. Hopefully you guys won’t need it.