Hi, all. Greta here. I wanted to let you all know: I went into Kaiser today about the bad cold/ asthma attack I got this weekend, and it turns out to be pneumonia. Not to worry or freak out — it’s not a terribly bad case, and with antibiotics and other nice modern medicines I should be okay in a week or two. But I’m going to be home and out of it for several days, sucking down cough syrup with codeine and breathing steam nonstop. So the blogging will probably be minimal to none for the next few days. (Also, while the Best Sex Writing event at the Center for Sex and Culture on Thursday is still happening, it’s extremely unlikely that I’ll be there.)
And yes, the timing on this is so spectacularly bad as to be comical. This is definitely going to go down as one of the five worst months of my entire life. Hopefully I’ll be able to look back on it someday and laugh grimly. Anyway, just wanted to let you all know. Take care, and I’ll talk to you soon.
Love,
Greta
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Vanessa
March 25, 2008 at 1:31 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
WTF is it with pneumonia these days? You’re the third person in my (extended) social circle who’s been stricken with it recently. Good luck and heal up soon!
G in INdiana
March 25, 2008 at 4:55 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Hope you get well fast and can stay that way for a long time.
David D.G.
March 25, 2008 at 5:56 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Good grief, first Orac succumbs to “death flu” and now you’ve got pneumonia?!? Is there a computer virus going around the blogosphere or something?
Take care, Greta, and get well soon.
~David D.G.
David Harmon
March 25, 2008 at 6:04 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Good luck shaking off the bug, and I hope yu feel better soon.
King Aardvark
March 25, 2008 at 6:29 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Get better soon, Greta.
Rae
March 25, 2008 at 7:41 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Get well soon, Greta! I wish you a quick recovery!
Todd
March 25, 2008 at 10:57 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Never underestimate the wonderful luxury of being able to laugh grimly.
Hope you feel better.
Nox
March 25, 2008 at 11:25 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Get Well Soon!
Dave Haaz-Baroque
March 25, 2008 at 11:30 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Get well soon!
You know, I know this homeopathic medicine that could help (ha ha)
lunalelle
March 25, 2008 at 1:51 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Get well soon!
Lynet
March 25, 2008 at 9:06 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Hope you feel better soon.
Becca
March 26, 2008 at 6:18 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Whoa, take it easy and get well!
Nattie
March 26, 2008 at 2:02 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Get well soon!
J. J. Ramsey
March 27, 2008 at 5:58 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
David D.G.: “Good grief, first Orac succumbs to ‘death flu’ and now you’ve got pneumonia?!?”
You took the words right out of my mouth. It had to happen to a couple of the, IMHO, sanest bloggers out there, didn’t it?
Normally I don’t like doing “me, too” posts, too, but I think “Get Well Soon” posts ought to be an exception. So then …
Get well soon!
the chaplain
March 27, 2008 at 6:46 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Take care of yourself and get well soon.
Oz Atheist
March 28, 2008 at 1:26 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
At least you are sensible enough to seek proper modern medical attention, unlike these idiots:
http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_032408_news_faith_healing_death_15_month_girl_.2096e0ed.html
Get well soon.
bernarda
March 28, 2008 at 6:41 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
While you are recovering, here is a BBC Radio 4 program, “The Greek Myths”. From the program “In Our Time”. Entertaining and enlightening.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/inourtime/inourtime_20080313.shtml