David Given Schwarm

I have this horrible cold – ugly cough, can barely speak, body aches.

Lisa and the kids had this last week.

Being sick really limits my ability to get involved – I always feel like I have to shut down and protect what health I have – a real fear of over extending my self. This fear is not totally groundless – on Friday I was basically blathering at work – but it does really interfer with my ability to help Lisa with the kids.

I rember that I used to hope that one day I would be immune to the flu – or whatever this end of winter cold thing is that I always seem to get; but, now I have resigned myself to being sick twice a year. Once around now & once near the end of summer – though at the end of this summer I do not think I was sick.

Maybe I am making progress.