Ill

When things are not going smoothly, the body suffers too. What started off as a very mild cough has progressed to a full-blown one. I am kept awake at night by my own constant coughing, the type which makes you feel as if you're coughing your guts out and until your stomach is cramped (I hope it tones up my tummy muscle). It's bad during the week when I don't get enough sleep and have to wake up early to prepare the girls for school and then to work. For the past few days, I have been giving the girls early dinners and they went to bed at 7pm. It's easy when they don't have to wait for their dad to come home and I needed that time in the evenings to unwind too. Then last night, as if the cough's not enough, I started having a temperature. I get the chills even when I'm all wrapped up. It doesn't help that the temperature is taking a dip and snow is on it's way. This morning, I stayed in bed for longer and left the girls with the childminders (aka TV and toys) after giving them their breakfast. I felt really lousy. Suddenly, I'm like a tiny person in a very big room....felt very, very lonely. Where is the support I needed? Who can I turn to?