The Chattering Crow: The grundge

Sunday, March 24, 2013

The grundge

Tom and I have been suffering from the grundge for a week now, and it's getting tiresome. The grundge is an unidentifiable viral malaise that involves swollen glands the size of golf balls, sore throat, headache and a gallon of mucus. Mucinex helps. Excedrin helps. Cough drops help. Tea helps.
We drag off to class to teach, come home and fall into bed.

One day, you think you're better, but the next day it begins all over again. Has anyone else had the grundge?

4 comments:

RianMarch 24, 2013 at 10:19 AM
That sounds like Mono. Just saying.
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AnnMarch 24, 2013 at 8:01 PM
I think Rian's right . . . Sorry you're not feeling well, guys. Ugh.
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twebsterarmstrongMarch 25, 2013 at 3:58 PM
Sorry you're under the weather. Mono...the kissing disease?
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KatyMarch 26, 2013 at 9:29 AM
I hope you feel better soon.
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