Take it from me....

...Always get your fucking flu shot.

When you think about the flu, you think about the fever, and the chills, maybe nausea.

OH NO!

Not REAL Influenza...the shit you see on the news!

REAL FLU is the worst pain in your back and joints you've probably ever felt. A 103.5 degree fever that will NOT go away. Viral pneumonia. Your head hurts like you have a migraine and all of a sudden weighs about 30,000 lbs. So horribly stuffy you can barely breathe.

It's no longer watching the 5:00 news wondering what kind of old grannies actually die from something as simple as the flu....

Because you know.

You know how it feels to hold on to the wall praying you won't fall over on the 15' walk to the bathroom. You know how it feels to be so weak you have to ask you 5 year old to open your bottle of water for you. You know how it feels to not even give a shit about the bill, being uninsured and all, to go to the ER, and let them poke you with whatever they want, as long as they do something to make you feel better.

Yeah, so take it from me....

Get the flu shot. A thousand pokes is worth avoiding this nightmare....