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…gus – or NOTFUN…gus – or FUNGUS is no FUN.

Just in case this harvest was going along too well, and life was too easy and luxurious,  I have been allowed to contract a case of fungus…{drum roll} on my FACE!

It is commonly called ringworm, but I want everyone to know, that NO WORMS ARE INVOLVED. REALLY.

However, a nice quarter size ring of flaming red, scaly skin is prominently perched on my chin.

Cool.

It started inauspiciously…a couple of small irritations on the chin. I am prone to dermatological rashes…a tag on a new shirt can begin a rebellion that grows to the size of my palm in a day or two. (Hey, immune system, calm down! Stop panicking!) Because of this propensity, the doctor has kindly allowed me to carry a prescription for a steroid cream to use as needed. I call it my miracle cream.

So, of course, I went to my miracle remedy…and treated the spots for a couple of days…but they didn’t go away. In fact, they were getting larger.  Impetigo? No – it wasn’t grody enough to be that…

And then, it occurred to me…When Daisie had a suspected fungus, they said that we must stay away from steroids because putting steroids on a fungus was like feeding it.

Oh boy…

In effect, I had created a monster. My miracle remedy seemed a miracle to the fungus, and they have happily grown to cover half my chin.

So attractive…and such a sensation with the constant stinging and burning…what can I say, I’m just lucky that way.

I went to the doctor, hoping that he would have some miracle cream to stop the growing ring – but the only remedies available are the over-the-counter anti-fungals, and it will probably take a couple of weeks to eradicate it.

And no, I don’t know where I got it. Of course, the pups were suspect, and I stopped asking for puppy kisses immediately. But the pups show no signs of infection, so now I’m not allowed to kiss them because I am the source of danger.

That’s a turn…

I would REALLY hate it if Cait had to bring them to the vet and tell them that they got The Fungus from their Gram.

Oh, the humanity!

In the meantime, I am thankful for my harvest exile…and hoping the medicine works before it is over.

‘Cause seriously, how do you hide your chin? I think people would be looking for the white coats if I went around town with a veil over my face!

Oh, that’s right…I YAM WHAT I YAM…

And right now, I’m wormy…

And pretty much free of cockiness.

Fun…