Well guys, I was looking forward to the first live stream chase of 2025 down in Kansas City to cover the blizzard. On the way down Saturday morning I started feeling sickā¦ againā¦. This time a sore throat and body aches, headache and fever. I figured it was just a viral infection and Iād power through it in 2-3 days while still covering the blizzard for AccuWeather and live for yall on YouTube.
I got into Kansas City late Saturday night after midnight. It was a hell grind feeling sick. I set my alarm clock for 6 am to do my morning live hits from 7 am to 12 pm with Accu. Then planned to livestream to YouTube. When I woke up 5 hours later I was in even worse shape. I would do my live hits, while sleeping in between. Struggled through them in extreme pain. And then I laid in bed the rest of Sunday only leaving the hotel parking lot to shoot some footage for accuweather one time.
Sunday was hell. I was incapacitated by this āfluā. Which wasnāt a flu at all. I kinda thought it wasnāt because I didnāt have nasal congestion, and I wasnāt coughing at all.
Monday morning I woke up in the hotel and was even worse. āWoke upā well I really never slept at all because I was constantly up trying to clear my throat of mucus and phlegm. The pain was tremendous. Ibuprofen and DayQuil/nyquil barely made a dent in the relief. I needed to get home but no way I could do the 12 hour drive home now. Actually it was 13 hours now due to the blizzard aftermath; cars and semis by the dozens in ditches and snow/ice covered roads. I grinded through it to a Walmart for some water, Gatorade, and the only thing I could eat; yogurt and smoothies, more DayQuil, vapocool sore throat lozenges. Nothing really helped that much. I was in misery. I made it 3 hours north and shut it down in Omaha and laid down in another hotel the rest of Monday. Monday night was another night of not sleeping hell.
At this point Iāve had maybe 400 calories of food since the little I ate on Saturday. Iām trying to stay hydrated at least even though the pain to swallow is tremendous. Iāve hardly slept. The sleep is bad broken sleep. But I wake up Tuesday morning with the help of DayQuil and Iām feeling mildly better. Fever isnāt as bad. Headache isnāt as bad. Sore throat is just as bad as it was. But I think I can make the 10 hour drive home like this.
I begin to think that I probably have strep throat. Last time I had a sore throat this bad was senior year of high school and it was strep. And the no coughing is the big flag that I donāt have a viral infection.
I make it home Tuesday evening. Finally the nightmare is over. Well not quite yet. Tuesday night I go down hill fast again. Fever comes back. Headache from hell. Lymph node in neck is swelling all day Tuesday. Oh and this whole time Iāve been slowly losing my voice to the point now that people canāt understand what Iām saying. Tuesday night at home was the worst night yet. Iām 100% convinced itās really bad strep throat and I need help. So my loving wife makes an appointment for me with the doctor Wednesday morning; manages to pull some strings and get me in. Because I basically cannot talk now.
I get to the doctors and they test me up and I test positive for Strep. Can see in their faces that they know Iām in bad shape too. They also can barely understand me and see the extreme swelling in my throat. So they hook me up to an IV for antibiotics and steroids. And now finally, at the end of a day where I started the day feeling like death, I feel almost 100% cured. Iāll head back tomorrow for more IV and oral prescriptions after. Sleeping at home with a catheter in my arm. And Iām so looking forward to this first good nights rest in 5 days.
Sorry I did not get a livestream up for you guys :(
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A BLIZZARD Warning is now in effect for portions of SW Manitoba for blizzard conditions overnight Saturday night into Sunday morning. Up to to a foot of snow is possible with winds gusting up to 50 mph (80kmh). Travel will be nearly impossible. Roads will likely be shut down. #mbstorm #blizzard
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Itās been unseasonably warm in the northern tier the past couple weeks. All of the snowpack is nearly melted off. But a pattern change with winter storm looks likely starting Wednesday night through Friday morning bringing snow to Wyoming, Montana, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and North Dakota, with the bullseye centered on SW MB and western ND. #ndwx #mbstorm
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Should I chase this Lake Michigan lake effect snow bomb this weekend? Considering it. Weighing the pros/cons
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Cosmo and I are back in the old LOL beauty, headed into the Danger Zone. Plan is to look for Lake Superior agates on the Sioux River early in the morning while waiting for the surface LOW. Large severe area from Minnesota/North Dakota to Texas. Chase your passion!
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Another active severe weather day today in Manitoba and the Northern Plains. Strong to severe storms will be possible across southern Manitoba through the Northern and into the Central Plains today with a transient supercell or two possible. #mbstorm
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Kaya and I have designed a NEW Chase Your Passion t-shirt to help in her fight against lymphoma cancer. She is currently in the process of receiving costly chemotherapy and if you would like to help, these t-shirts are available for purchase. Thank you for your thoughts and consideration. We will keep Kaya chasing her passions of balls and tornadoes. #shirtsforkaya Link for shirts in comments.
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Our sweet girl and I are in Winnipeg for one of her major chemo drug injections today. Things went perfectly. It has been a long day for us waking up at 4 AM. 1 down, 3 more major treatments to go.
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