Sick again

I am usually pretty lucky with colds. I very seldom get sick, but this year I am on my second cold of the season. Because I seldom get sick, I don’t always get a flu shot. Not because I am against them, mostly it’s just out of laziness. This year I did get my flu shot though. Many people would correlate getting sick twice proving that the flu shot doesn’t work, but remember correlating doesn’t always equal causation. I haven’t gotten the flu this season—and if I did, it would mean I just caught a different strain—just some annoying colds.

I blame being around more people than usual this season as the cause. With my Mother-in-Law’s situation, I have spent much more time in hospitals and around family than usual, and I have spend time around a bunch of people making sandbags to help fight this years flood. Being in close quarters with other people is probably the number one way to get sick. Being sick more this year will probably just encourage me to make sure I get my flu shot next season.