Needles

Covid is in our community now. It is among many friends and family. So many people are divided in opinions, and that is totally fine. Everyone has a right to choose. I got vaxxed, it was never for me. I work with kids, no brainer that I would never want to be the reason others caught it. My mom is in her seventies. Two of my kids are diabetics, and one works with seniors.

I used to be terrified of needles, but as a kid, illness, was treated with a penicillin shot. I got tonsillitis all the time. I had them removed at five at Toronto sick kids. I also had terrible allergies and went for weekly allergy shots for a year.

Then fast forward to parenthood, one week before Christmas, both my kids ended up in the hospital with Juvenile Diabetes. One was three, the other ten. Needle fear went out the window, I could not even tell you how many needles I have administered over the years!

Now let’s look at the flu, sure for some the flu, no problem. Diabetics get the flu, they don’t eat. They don’t eat and sugar numbers plummet, not to mention fever makes sugar numbers rise… oh that is a real dilemma, times two. High sugar, give insulin, low sugar, give sugar. Flu season was always emergency season.

Now I am not sure about flu with all of you, but some flu is achy, icky. I have had flu that had me in bed with chills and a cough and fever that felt like ribs were breaking. Ever have a cough that made you piss yourself? Or how about the flu that had you on the toilet with a trash can in front of you? I’m sure Momma wouldn’t say, but flu isn’t always just a flu. Ever get a flu that leaves you dehydrated or leads to pneumonia or hospitalization?

So okay yes maybe a flu.
For my senior friends, Aunts, Uncles, Mom, for my Uncle with Cancer, not so simple. Just ease up on the flu comments. Flu for some is a death sentence.