Having been on the receiving end of flu symptoms for nearly a week, I figured I was more than qualified to write about this sobering epidemic. Sitting in my home office (still out of work), I’m taking a few minutes to write…in between the mindless hacking that has wreaked havoc on my skull, as well as crushed my ribcage. Yes, that would be the “cough” that comes at the tail end of flu virus. As if you hadn’t already endured days of high fevers, aches, and pains, you now feel as if you’re chest has now accumulated 3 gallons of toxic mucous that you’ll never get rid of. Try as you might, it becomes clear that this stuff must be taking an extended vacation in your lungs. Seemingly similar to pine sap, this sticky substance refuses to give up it’s room in the 5 star hotel it’s using for the duration of it’s luxury getaway.

We have a cure for almost anything that ails you, but with all the billions spent on medical research, we still have not figured out a way to combat the Flu. Ok, I’ll admit that we do have flu shots which may or may not work, and we have some new anti-virals on the market that cut the duration of these flu symptoms for a median average of 1 day. One day? This would mean that everyone with the flu would have to get out of bed, go out into public with those that aren’t yet infected, and see a doctor to be prescribed a $10/piece pill that will reduce your symptoms by 1 day. Now you’ve infected 10 other people in the process. The flu costs this country more each year in lost wages/workforce layouts than any other medical illness. Not to mention, we are now shutting down our public schools when over 10% of the schools population has been infected with the “bug.” Even the “special pill” requires a doctor’s signature to get your 10 day cycle. Why not make these little pills readily available without a prescription so we don’t have to jump through hoops for that 1 good day we’re going to have. I would be confident in saying that the majority of those infected are the ones that ended up at their doc’s front door looking for these meds. Common sense tells us to stay as far way from your doctor’s office when an epidemic hits. And if you were one of the fortunate ones that didn’t get it from your Dr’s office, I’d love to know what super secret hand sanitizer you used, because if the flu comes a knockin’ on me next season, I’ll be brushing my teeth with the stuff.