I have to admit that I have been quite lucky when it comes to being Ill. During my time with Mrs T I would catch full blown flu for 12 hours, whilst she wouldn't be able to shift it for 5 days. However I do love a good old complain when I am ill (I enjoy it so much that I often complain of broken bootlaces and fractured flasks) However when I contemplate male illnesses the one thing that is constant is their need for sympathy. It doesn't matter how minor the symptoms, we lay on the sofa like we have been run over by 2 elephants. Women dose themselves up and keep the home running because they have to. I often wonder if they actually get different types of flu symptoms to us or if they have a greater pain threshhold (this can't be right, any species that acts like they are being hacked to death when they see a wasp can not have any pain resistance in my opinion) Maybe if they bottled Man Flu and passed it on to certain women then we can find if they could really handle the pain. I am very happy that such fantastic work is being done to eliminate some very serious illnesses throughout the world, long may it continue. But we cannot ignore for any longer the curse that is 'man flu'. Men have suffered in silence for too long, too many fit and healthy blokes have had to cancel their golf, it can't go on, it must stop and the government must throw every resource at it to put an end to male suffering. So if you have a man who is suffering the pain of Man Flu, love him, nurse him, give him his every need and maybe, just maybe he might emerge from the other side of this dark tunnel. Men if you have a Lady suffering from the female version of this illness, tell her to pull herself together, take a Lemsip and then get you a beer from the fridge. Man Flu cannot be allowed to destroy any more lives, let us together, put a stop to it now.
Dr. John Bell (PHD at the sexual discrimination University)
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