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ARGH That Damned Bug

it bit me again

Lynn Dorman, Ph.D.; J.D.
3 min readMar 15, 2024

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Last month I wrote about a virus that “got” me:

I was feeling so good in March, I knew I was ok and my immune system was in top-notch shape again!

Then one recent weekend morning I did my usual routine — coffee, yoga, coffee, breakfast. Days later and I have hardly eaten since then and literally forced myself to have breakfast and coffee the other day — which was NOT a good idea.

My system did not want either! I will listen to my body, not my head!

What happened? Well, I guess my immune system was not in top shape and I forgot to take a mask when I went shopping one day and on top of that I had a heavy cart to push and had to lug that heavy stuff around after I got home. It was stuff like dirt for my raised beds, cat litter, etc.

Usually this kind of lugging stuff does not bother me, but I think it was part and parcel of why I got knocked out again. My system was still recovering! I was dizzy, ran…

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Lynn Dorman, Ph.D.; J.D.

NYC native, snarky, opinionated octogenarian, educated [with PhD and JD]- I write, I talk, I think, I opine, I teach — and will do so until I can’t.