I was planning on another beauty vlog/blog for this week but then last week I got ill. Very, very ill that all plans were scuppered and energy went out the window.
I was talking to a couple of old friends from SE Asia who were messaging me about my Facebook post on being ill. As one does, I sent out an “SOS” post on FB feeling a little sorry for myself being ill while the husband was away.
It became clear to me that many people I spoke to didn’t really realise that even though the cold and flu are both caused by viruses, they are 2 completely different viri. They both present similar symptoms to each other with some subtle yet major differences.
Since I had a cold in October last year when I was in Frankfurt and now I am down with the flu, I decided to film the symptom differences and how I felt on Day 5 of my illness. Here I am in my sniffly glory.
Below is a handy guide if you have no time to watch my vlog but want to quickly scan for visual clues.
For some more reading linked to above pictorial: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/diseases-conditions/cold-flu-know-difference-fact-sheet.html