But really, y’all, I don’t see how in any remotely just universe I could be sick AGAIN. I hadn’t even gotten rid of the cough that’s been my closest companion since January, but I knew the signs weren’t good Monday night, when I crawled under the duvet and couldn’t get warm while little gnomes drove clay sherds into my sinsuses. Nor were things seeming great with Tuesday’s sore throat and yesterday’s all-out rheumy here-comes-the-virus badness.
I’ve decided to try that very odd Zicam stuff, which is supposed to lessen the duration and severity of your cold — all you have to do is stick cold zinc gel in your nostrils every four hours. Even if it’s solely placebic, it will be worth it if I can just stop being sick and taste food and feel like DOING STUFF again. (Case in point: I’m right now missing a talk at Harvard by Sarah Sze, and last night I missed my last opportunity to have dinner with Tomoko and Teresa.)
Paula says:
February 27th, 2006 at 12:16 pm ESTVisit Paula
Aw, gee.
Ezra says:
February 27th, 2006 at 9:32 pm ESTVisit Ezra
I subscribe to the “love the whiner, hate the whine” school, myself. But this whine is justified. Seriously, if it’s still going on, it’s starting to sound pneumonic. Are you feeling better?
Editrix says:
February 28th, 2006 at 7:57 pm ESTVisit Editrix
Doing much much better! Thank goodness I still live in a world of telephones, car batteries, handguns, and many things made of ZINC!
We even had a weekend when both of us felt reasonably healthy. Of course, Doug’s sick again now. . . .