[at-l] The flu bug...UGH!!!!

[hudsom at us.ibm.com (Mark Hudson)]

<<Have you or someone you known gotten sick out on the trail?  If so, how
was the illness
handled?  Did the person keep on hiking?  Anyone have a story along this
line that they want
to share...and please...let's not be too graphic with body fluids and such.
LOL>>

My father asked that question when I got off the trail. My reply was that I
didn't think the (virus) bugs could stand all the fresh air and exercise,
so not counting aches and pains my health was great!
That said, a lot of the other hikers were picking up sniffles coming out of
the towns. Never seemed to develope into full-blown colds, but trying to
hike with that "run-down" feeling probably wasn't a whole lot of fun.
Probably another good arguement for spending as little time in town as
possible... less chance to pick something up.

Take care of yourself! Probably the best thing to do is try to sleep
through it <g>

skeeter