Paul has been sick with the flu since Friday. Thankfully, this is a no kid weekend and he can rest. It is very hard for a man like Paul to be down for a few days. He keeps getting up every few hours to walk around outside. As a type A/alpha male, he does not know how to relax, even with a fever, body aches and chills. I am happy to make him soup and tea and run to the drugstore for cough medicine. What I don’t want to do is be anywhere near him. He hasn’t shaved or showered in days, he keeps coughing up phlegm and he’s all sweaty. What he wants me to do more than anything is to sit next to him on the bed and hold his hand. And I do. But I immediately wash my hands afterward and disinfect any object he comes in contact with with antibacterial cleanser. There is a reason I have not had a cold in 10 years. Because if I get sick, no one is taking care of me. I’ve had my flu shot. Let’s hope is works.