Still here - temperature down to almost normal but the coughing has begun with a vengence.

Throat is now not so dry but still feels slightly agrieved about things in general, head and eyes feel clearer, feet less like blocks of ice. I think I might live after all.

To cheer me up still further the sky is clear and the sun streaming in through the french windows, which is a bit of a novelty after all the cloud and rain.

We are requested to keep away from hospitals, health centres and anywhere there are lots of people if we think we have 'flu' - Swine 'flu' in particular, to limit the spread.

When I suggested a partial immunity I was thinking of the part that involved being dead - the rest of the symptoms being suffered. Apologies if that was not clear or is not logical.

Anne the Pleater