Thank you for the well wishes. Every winter the Urgent Care Centers/Emergency Rooms around here are PACKED with people with bronchitis/flu/pneumonia issues. If you weren't sick before, merely hanging out at the Urgent Care Center or Emergency Room may MAKE YOU SICK because everyone there is coughing and hacking! IMHO, the Urgent Care/ER staff should give EVERYONE face masks to wear so that the stuff doesn't SPREAD!!

There is something in the air in this region that triggers it. Whatever it is, some people have actually died from it. A friend of mine told me about a friend of his who came from Florida to this area in the middle of winter and caught the same stuff and ended up dying. Apparently, his immune system wasn't up to dealing with it.

As most men do, I used to blow it off but now take it more seriously; if it gets bad I head to urgent care where they usually administer antibiotics.

One thing about it; when you are sick it is difficult to do any productive work.