Before my current career I was a pretty good chef of 15 years. If I may offer some advice. Chicken broth only needs to cook for and hour unlike other stocks that need long times on the stove top. You can have a completely homemade chicken noodle soup ready to eat in 3 hours.

OMG. Listen up, LH. Take it from old Dr. Don. The absolute first question you should ask yourself is "How did I get pneumonia?" That's because once it's cured you will assume you will never get it again. Most people who get pneumonia (A) haven't had a pneumonia vaccine, have ignored some kind of upper respiratory infection for a long time Think they are invincible and therefore do not slow down when they should. Always object when somebody infers that they aren't taking the absolute BEST care of themselves. Any one you know sound like this, LH? The reality is pneumonia can kill you dead as fried chicken. Anyone considering maintaining their hiking schedule with an infection is not taking care of themselves. Athlete or not. SO: Stay hydrated and REST! Antibiotics have no effect on viral pneumonia. Unless you are an active AIDS patient the odds are overwhelming that it is viral. Stay Hydrated and REST, REST, REST!!! And don't fucking DIE. (My patients all loved me)

Sounds like you have the art of cooking down to a science. Hope you quickly restore yourself to the state of great health.

I always have a pot of chicken soup in my freezer, for just such an occasion. Get well.

That is one of the best prescriptions I have ever read. We went to the same Medical Schools. I would go the herbal additives in your soups. Being Athletic may include walking Pneumonia which is not something that Google Doctors know much about. Its Sept. going into Oct. and your in Washington State which is another concern. Has the rainy season set in? I was stationed in Seattle for 16 months from 1967-69 and I can say that I had my share of what your up against.
I got walking pneumonia while working construction in NYC in July and never knew what hit me. I would go home feeling fine and would wake up like I was in a prize fight my lungs were aching so much. I would take a hot shower and get on two cotton shirts after smearing my chest with Vicks ( Try JR Watkins Chest Rub) and put a sweatshirt on top and be prepared to wake up soaking wet, but soundly slept. No prescriptions needed or co payments. Also wore the sweats during the day to soak up the sweats and avoid the chills.

I know this can be a bummer. You have friends that will go hiking with you why don't they come to your aid? I am an introvert and sometimes lack social graces. But, I am the first to help another when they are in need and do so often. That is what friends are for and it will come back to you. One friend came by the house every night for 2 weeks to wash my dishes (since my accident I am not supposed to get my left hand wet - but that changed yesterday as 2 pins came out - yay). People have brought me food and offered to do other chores (in the beginning, one guy, he is married, even offered to help bath me. He said he did that for our friend in his later stages of Parkinson's). Of course it is a lot easier here but one needs to cultivate friendships. Too bad you virtual fans can't send you virtual wellness.

order in

Out here we have a website called SkipTheDishes that you can order and have delivered from local restaurants. Kinda expensive, but when in need.

COMFORT FOOD! Lots of liquid (water) and comfort food. Something easy. For me it is Kraft macaroni and cheese. (Don't hate!)

I have never once, in all my 60 years, lived alone. I think it would be a good idea to prep some meals & freeze for "sick days". When you finish your product, portion into Glad type freezer bags & freeze the leftovers. Perfect for when you feel under the weather or just feel like a lovely bowl of awesome soup.

Sorry to hear you are I'll. Make sure you get over this before you get active again. A relapse is not good and some have died because they did not take care.

So sorry to hear it, hope you feel better soon. I am a bone-broth advocate, so you are off to a good start.

Stay hydrated.

Spirulina supplies many nutrients we need. You can keep enough to feed you for a week or more in a half gallon milk container without refrigeration.

Dried fruits and vegetables are easy, when you feel bad; yet, they are good for you.

If you are mobile, you know what to do.

Do not mess around with pneumonia. Take the best care of yourself possible and DO NOT exhaust yourself doing stuff you can let wait. Stay hydrated also.

You need a Witness to Your Life.

I am 81 years old, Single for 50 years, have lived alone for over 40 years and have never been so sick, or lame, that I could not get up, move around, feed and take care of myself.

Hope you get well soon. I was really sick a few months ago and thought it was the flu. I could barely get out of bed; couldn't sleep due to shaking, sweating, and having nausea/vomiting all throughout the night. I remember all I could make myself eat were a few small pieces of canned pears. It sucked.

Do the best you can to take care of yourself

Sorry to hear about this latest development. The gang seem have a load of good suggestions. get well soon

Last time I was really sick was some years back, I was home for a week with the flu. I lived on hot tea and chicken soup and collected a stack of used tea cups/mugs because I was too tired to wash them. It was the middle of the winter too so I just decided to batten down and hibernate. Mainly stayed in bed with the TV remote and a huge box of tissues. I was so delighted when I could eat solid food again, I made myself a poached egg on toast and savored every bite.

I have 3 partnered adult children within 30 miles of where I live. If I get sick I can text any or all of them and tell them I need help and it will be there. Usually I have one of them checking in with me about midweek as it is.

If I have a good soup then that's usually good, chicken noodle is good but less greasy the better. I also usually grab some orange juice for the C and hydration, keep some crackers around. Otherwise I take it slow and let my body fight it off. I've always done this in both single and attached periods.

Hope you recover soon

"I'll bring you chicken soup this weekend," my friend Billie said. Lovely. I'm making a big pot of chicken vegetable soup, too.

My daughter, Claire, and her new husband, Matt, are both sick. They live three hours away in the Seattle area. "Your chicken noodle soup is my favorite!" Claire said today.

So, I called Claire's dad, asking him to bring Claire and Matt some homemake chicken soup, since I'll be swimming in it.

When I'm too sick to feed myself, I don't eat. Luckily I don't get sick often. I caught some garden variety virus about a year ago and lost 22 pounds in a matter of days.

I just open a can. Hope you now have a speedy recovery.

I'm very fortuate to have a daughter who took me in after my better half died and I was suffering from cancer. I do not know how I would have survived without her help. I can no longer work like I used to and am sick all the time. I'm getting better but the side effects are keeping me down. So I love her so much. I don't know how I could do this alone.