Taking up residence
This cold has decided to take up residence for a while and is starting to settle into my lungs. Isn’t that nice of it? Last night I fell asleep on the couch while Jack was working (it was monthly downtime for him at work.. so yea.. he worked two weekends in a row) and when he got home at 5 AM and woke me up, my chest hurt so bad I felt like I’d need one of those stair lifts to get me upstairs and into bed. Instead I just took it slow then literally fell into bed where I tried to will this cold to go away. It didn’t work… It was still here and possibly a bit worse this morning. PLEASE by gone by Friday (my birthday). Please, please please.
Do your colds come in phases like mine do? Mine always start in my ears, then my throat, then my chest — and then they don’t go away until I start hacking and coughing so badly that it feels like I’m going to choke to death on snot. Then after a few days the coughing finally stops and I start to heal. Hopefully by Friday you’re good as new.
I’ve been SO lucky this winter. Even here in Florida we get our fair share of colds and flus. My mom and sister have been particularly susceptible. My daughter and I have somehow sidestepped MOST of it, but with allergy season coming this month, my immune system gets low and I get sick more often.
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