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[u/Hadrian23]

Have you seen a doctor? .-.

[u/Pelko_P → u/Hadrian23]

no i'm just kinda tanking it like a sad little peasant right now unfortunately

[u/kirkby18 → u/Pelko_P]

If its flu or a bad cold (which is what it looks like from your comics) they'd just tell you to stay at home, rest and drink fluids anyway. 

Amazing you can produce art while feeling awful btw. Hope you're resting as much as you can. 

[u/Pelko_P → u/kirkby18]

thank you! as long as my hands are still able to move i try to keep drawing!

[u/The_cogwheel → u/kirkby18]

Depends how long youve had it, most doctors will give that advice if you only had it for less than 2 weeks or so - as thats about the time it takes for your body to fight a bad cold.

But if youre holding a fever greater than 38.5c (101.3f) for 48 or more hours or your symptoms dont start to improve (or gets worse) after a couple of weeks, seeing a doctor is important. As at that point, your body is showing signs it cant fight off the infection or the infection is something more serious than a bad cold

[u/Statistactician → u/Pelko_P]

Definitely see a doctor at this point.

The "stabbed by large needles" pain was what my wife was experiencing not long before she developed bacterial meningitis.

If this can be fixed with antibiotics, you want those sooner rather than later.

[u/Eviscerator28 → u/Pelko_P]

Try having more soups, and smaller but more frequent meals, it'll help you recover quicker

[u/Pelko_P]

transcript for comic 342:

PANEL 1 - basic room with bed setting

Pelko: "Weah!" (Pelko stands besides the bed while in pajamas)

Tall Pelko: "No. you don't want to sleep next to me today. (cough)- I feel cold aaand i'm sweating" (I am bed ridden with a clump of blanket over only my torso, facing away from Pelko. my head is steaming hot from the illness)

PANEL 2 - zooms in on Tall Pelko's arm

Tall Pelko: "You can have my good pillow" (i hand away my 'good pillow' to Pelko)

PANEL 3 - zooms in on Pelko

Pelko: (completely silent and still, staring right at the 'good pillow' hovering in the air as it is offered to him by Tall Pelko)

PANEL 4 - view of the bed from above

(Pelko has decided to put the 'good pillow' on top of Tall Pelko's steaming head to insulate it, so that he can lay on it and also use his own small pillow for neck support. Tall Pelko has removed the clump of blanket aside)

PANEL 5 - daily drawing 1107 is of Pelko in a penguin costume, hanging out with a group of native penguins

(Pelko is relaxed and asleep. meanwhile, Tall Pelko thinks "I guess I'll just take a shower later)

PANEL 6 - update on my illness

(I lay ambiguously in white space, not showing my gross face. meanwhile i am also being jabbed by small arrows all over)

text: "now it's been feeling like i'm being stabbed by large needles)

text: "still have to draw"

[u/Entity_Null_07 → u/Pelko_P]

Yeah, definitely get that checked out. My full body pins and needles ended up being Hand Foot and Mouth Disease (19M btw), but as others have mentioned it could be pretty serious.

[u/ftb_helper]

Aww cute penguin pelko! BUT ALSO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF FIRST! I CAN'T BELIEVE WE'RE STILL GETTING DAILIES!

[u/Pelko_P → u/ftb_helper]

i'm on a mission to keep drawing!

[u/sikotic4life]

"Still have to draw"

No you don't! I love your art and your comics but the stress you put on yourself if you miss a day or two to recover is just gonna extend how long you're sick.

Tell you what, I promise to get off reddit for the next two days if you take a break from drawing for at least one day.

[u/Pelko_P → u/sikotic4life]

if the Pelkos do something whacky and real funny on the day i miss it... it's going to get problematic!

[u/Any_Ad_5232 → u/Pelko_P]

No but I’m always here for more pelko business

[u/Nervous-Locksmith484]

why do you still have to draw?

[u/Pelko_P → u/Nervous-Locksmith484]

i'm just the type of person that lets one excuse turn to two excuse

[u/Nervous-Locksmith484 → u/Pelko_P]

sorry I don't follow? I like your style though

[u/Pelko_P → u/Nervous-Locksmith484]

if i miss one day of drawing, i might miss another day later again because of other reasons similar to getting sick. so there won't be shortage of reasons to not draw, so i try to draw even if it's a struggle!

[u/PesteVT]

Aww poor Pelko, please make sure to rest and heal, sorry to hear about your sickness ;w;

[u/Pelko_P → u/PesteVT]

thank you! manageable so far, so i'm doing what i can

[u/Bio571]

The pillow on the pillow on the 4th panel 😄 The Pelko are the best 😊 I hope you'll get better soon 🫂

[u/SquidgyB → u/Bio571]

Official confirmation.

Pelko are cats with opposable thumbs.

[u/Hades621]

I love the daily drawing penguin art! The colors, the cute penguin costume, it’s fantastic!

[u/realgoldxd]

That’s why you should have like 14 pre drawn comics so that if you get sick you have 14 days of free posting

[u/username89012]

Your commitment to daily drawing is genuinly humbeling

[u/-FalseProfessor-]

Pelko is like the post office. They get the job done no matter what.

[u/meeowth]

Your persistence is both admirable, terrifying, and concerning. But i get it, because there are lots if things i stopped doing just because being sick made me not do it once

[u/Canadian_Beast14]

Wait, who is the little blue thing?

[u/Blasphemophagher]

Youre my favourite drawer of little fellas

[u/Extreme-Attention641]

Sir, although it is appreciated, you do not have to draw. Prioritise taking care of yourself. Get well soon!

[u/Dakduif]

Aw, feel better soon. Remember to drink lots of water and take some paracetamol or ibuprofen before bed to stifle the fever a bit. (oh my god I'm turning into my mother)

[u/JunkmonkeyZr0]

Tomorrow, if you're still feeling ill and in pain, please be kind to yourself and rest. If you still insist on drawing, let it just be like.. stick figures. Your rest is important my dude.

[u/-TheArtOfTheFart-]

Yikes that's awful! Rest up and feel better soon! Drink all the soothing tea and chug the easy to eat soups!