[per loin]

An anecdote offered in contradistinction to established statistical reality does not qualify as a leading indicator, and your injection of your personal woes into a discussion of when the flu season peaks (a statistical reality) certainly qualifies as anecdotal. That said, glad to hear that you no longer suffer that recurring malady. Stay well. It's better for you.

[_Jim]

your injection of your personal woes into a discussion

You are concentrating an inordinate amount of time and energy on one very innocent opening sentence to the exclusion of the remainder of that particular post ...

Was my relating a personal story that big a sin?

Must all discussions remain sanguine and devoid of personal experience to the contrary of established 'norms'?