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Originally Posted by katex
Yes, I know and I apologise for criticising your decision.
It's just that I have experienced flu ... long time ago in my early twenties (think it was the Asian Flu). Myself, ex husband and then 2 year old daughter caught it, and it was a terrible and frightening experience ... we were just crawling around for 2 weeks trying to help each other. This went towards my decision to have the injection.
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No apology necessary Kate.
I have
never had flu...lots of other viral illnesses, but not flu.
I try my best to look after my health. I take vitamin D supplements.
I wear gloves when I am out an likely to be touching hard surfaces which may harbour the virus...wash my hands often(no wonder they are like elephant leather).
I stay very active.....it is not possible to do anything else with the tinlids and Ma to look after.
I do not eat cheese or have much dairy in my diet....it creates phlegm(it might not do the same for you)....I have two fresh oranges most days during the winter.
Over the years my chest has become something of a problem....maybe it is inherited, or maybe it is as a result of working in two dusty industries - the cotton mill and the Carborundum Co....my maternal grandmother had bronchitis most winters.
When I am in for a bout of bronchitis I do not even get the symptoms of a head cold...no runny nose, a tickly throat maybe, but that is it.
I may submit to having the vaccine when I feel 'elderly' at the moment I am just middle aged( or that is how I feel).
I am not against others having the vaccination if that is what they wish(and they feel it is of benefit to them)...it is just not for me.