Illness Impact

Wow. Attendance is down in church today. Normally when one of the chime ringers is out for whatever reason, I just ring their part. But today there were several people out with this coughing cold flu fever thing, and we decided not to play at all until our ringers are well. I can't ring all those parts!

Half the choir was out, and even half the congregation. Our pastor, though there, is still not entirely over her long, long bout with this horrible plague. She has gone from cold to flu to bronchitis to whooping cough to pneumonia to pleurisy to Lord only knows what. Many others too have had an extended time of illness since the darn thing keeps coming back, worse than the time before.

I cannot tell you how thankful I am that my doctor insisted that I get every possible shot there is to get. I am convinced that my simple little irritating cough would have been much more severe had I not be properly inoculated against the worst of it.

I am sure the weather has played a role, bouncing from spring to winter and back repeatedly. What an odd year! Sure hope it passes soon. Meanwhile, I am praying for everyone to get well. Let us throw off this nasty stuff and get back to enjoying life.