February 19, 2004
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A Damn Cold
Cathy brought home a cold. It knocked her down for a day. I caught it. So far, it has knocked me down for two days and part of a third.
The first day, my head was totally stuffed up, my ears hurt, and I was totally unable to function. Delia made chicken soup and, wisely, avoided contact with me. I remained unconscious as much as possible.
I was wakened before 5:00 on the second day with a severe pain in my throat. It was impossible to get back to sleep. I was unable to talk before about 11:00 when, for some reason, my voice shifted to a very clear, deep bass sound. It was very strange going from a weak, scratchy whisper to an effortless basso profundo. Unfortunately, that wonderful sound soon vanished. The pain lingered.
This morning, the dreaded coughing started, shortly before 6:00. I have a tendency to develop bronchitis and, once I have it, to hang onto it. Chest colds may plague me for weeks ... unless I get a supply of my super cough medication. My supply is limited and I haven't gone to the specialist who prescribed it for many years, so it may be difficult (and expensive) to get a refill.
It's a beastly cold, one I don't want to spread. This morning I notified the teacher of my creative writing class that I would miss this week's session rather than risk spreading the infection to others, and I have to notify the people who were going to give me a job interview, American Express, that I'll have to postpone it for health reasons. I may have to postpone other appointments, depending on how my week-end goes.
It has been a couple of years since I've had a really bad cold like this. I didn't miss it at all.
Comments (2)
Aww, I'm sorry you feel icky. My hubby has been sick with something similar for over a month now. It sucks to be sick. Feel better soon.
My wife and I have had exactly the same virus for about a week now - it kinda started like flu and developed into a cold. I'm just going to bed and getting as much rest as possible.
I haven't had a cold for many, many years - ever since my health broke down...I kinda thought it was something to do with weak immunity - so I'm glad to have a cold again.
I'm glad to hear you have a job interview - good luck when you get around to being interviewed.
If I may ask, how do you get into a job like that?
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