Grippe

My grandmother used this word to describe any type of illness that had flu-like symptoms. The word has its origins in the French languages and is translated "claw" or to "seize" or "grab." 


However you translate it, I have been "gripped" over the last 24 hours...Not a pleasant feeling.


My grandmother had all kinds of tonics and curative remedies that sounded like they could make you worse than the disease they were designed to cure. I have been sick enough that I am willing to try some of those cures. Well, not really, but I do see the light at the end of the tunnel.


Tomorrow will be better and I am already looking forward to it.