Cyclone Pam hit Vanuatu hard last week and fortunately, it weakened as it reached the North Island last Sunday. It still brought some showers to Auckland and with it was a noticeable drop in temperature. It is Autumn and when my daughter said that she's not feeling well, I got a bit concerned. Rose kept saying that she's tired so we had dinner early, gave her paracetamol, a lukewarm bath and soonafter, she was fast asleep. Her temperature went up to 37 and it came back to normal later that night. She probably caught the chill since yesterday was a bit cold and somehow, she managed to take off her jumper coz i would imagine that it can feel hot when you're just running around the centre all day.
I remember last year, she had frequent colds and by late July and then August, she was often home for a few days to fight off the flu. Flu shots are supposed to be available in April. They're free for children and it's given to all employees at work too. The kids didn't get it last year coz they were already sick. I'm hoping we can give them the shot this year to at least minimize the risk of having a flu. It can be tough to have the entire household sick especially coz we don't have immediate family to come over and look after them.
I'm really hoping that we are better prepared this time for the cold months. That means an extra dose of Vitamin C, a glass of honey lemon drink once a day and just frequent washing of hands.
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