Friday 9 Oct - Man Flu, Cancelled meeting,

Oh Lucky ME!!!! Last night I started to cough like Deb has been all week. I've been awake down stairs all night feeling like death warmed up with a horrible dry hacking cough. I was supposed to be meeting with the Deputy Head this morning in my role as I.C.T. Governor to get an update of what's been done over the holidays and to find out what's planned for this year. I was hoping to write a report for the next Governors meeting in November. Hopefully we'll be able to rearrange this for next week before half term.

Of course, having avoided this all week it would finally strike on the day when I'm due to start back to work; it's Lem-Sips and sleep for me for the rest of today, hopefully I'll feel a little better by tonight. If not it's going to be a long night!

Unfortunately awoke feeling just as bad as I did when I retired (posh speak for_ "went to bed") I'm not going to make it in tonight. Called John at 9:15 to let him know, seems Hasmukh's still off recovering from Swine Flu. Hopefully I 'll be OK tomorrow!

Medical Note on Man Flu:

Just so you know we men aren't faking it...
Man Flu

1. Man-Flu is more painful than childbirth. This is an irrefutable
scientific fact*.
*(Based on a survey of over 100,000 men.)
2. Man-Flu is not 'just a cold'. It is a condition so severe that the
germs from a single Man-Flu sneeze could wipe out entire tribes of
people living in the rainforest. And probably loads of monkeys too.
3. Women do not contract Man-Flu. At worst they suffer from what is
medically recognised as a 'Mild Girly Sniffle' - which, if a man caught,
he would still be able to run, throw a ball, tear the phone book in half
and compete in all other kinds of manly activities.
4. Men do not 'moan' when they have Man-Flu. They emit involuntary
groans of agony that are entirely in proportion to the unbearable pain
they are in..
5. Full recovery from Man-Flu will take place much quicker if their
simple requests for care, sympathy and regular cups of tea or coffee are
met. Is that really so much to ask? Florence Nightingale would have done
it
6. More men die each year from MFN (Man-Flu Neglect) than lots and lots
of other things. (Like rabbit attacks or choking on toast).
7. Men suffering from Man-Flu want nothing more than to get out of bed
and come to work, but they are too selfless to risk spreading this awful
condition amongst their friends and colleagues. In this sense, they are
the greatest heroes this country has ever known.
8. In 1982 scientists managed to simulate the agonising symptoms of full
blown Man-Flu in a female chimp. She became so ill that her head
literally fell off.
9. Man-Flu germs are more powerful than Rambo, Batman and The A-Team
combined. They are too strong for weak, nasty tasting 'lady medicines'
like Lemsip, so don't bother trying to force them on a victim of
Man-Flu.
10. While it may seem like a Man-Flu sufferer is just lying around
enjoying 'Diagnosis Murder' it is a commonly recognised medical fact
that the exact pitch and frequency of Dick Van Dyke's voice has
remarkable soothing powers.
Every minute in this country one man is struck down by Man-Flu. Women,
all we ask is that each of you offers them a cup of tea or coffee, some
kind words and your undivided attention and care. Then maybe, just
maybe, we'll beat this monstrous disease together.