My holidays were ruined by a nasty bug - Bacterial Pneumonia. The last time I ended up in the hospital with pneumonia was in February of 1997.
The Monday before Christmas I started getting a sore throat. Then I started coughing. By Christmas Eve, I was not feeling well at all. I opted to stay home Christmas Eve even though I knew my oxygen was extremely low. I thought, “Oh, a good night’s rest and I will be better.”