This time of the year is the hardest on people like myself with a chronic illness which in turn has resulted in an auto immune system.

As previously put in another post I spent all christmas day and joking day I bed due to flu. After a few weeks thinking I was OK last week I came down with a coldifferent,  great another bug to fight was my first thought.

But it all changed after my regular 4 week blood work on Wednesday when my drs surgery rung Friday morning demanding that I come in that afternoon due to the results. This is the first time in 18months I have ever been called in regarding my blood work.

To cut a long story short what I thought was a common cold has resulted to actually having a chest infection. White blood cells, platelets and liver function higher that what they should be showed that I was not battling a common cold.

It is hard constantly battling winter bugs along with the soreness, aching and inflammation of body joints during these  cold winter months.