All Will Be Revealed

[tealin]

Well, that's the mystery of my intense Monday-night insomnia solved, then – that cold I've been fighting off since Calgary has finally landed! On one hand, any cold is a bother, but on the other, it's not as bad as it could be, it gives me the excuse finally to have the congee at the local Hong Kong diner, and it more or less forces me to wade through the glacier of photos I took in New Zealand, as that's about all I'm up to, cognitively. So! You can look forward to some of those in the near future.

Meantime, I'm very grateful for the stockpile of NyQuil (and off-brand equivalents) amassed over the years from my and others' trips across the Atlantic – not only do I have more than enough to see me through the current trouble, but I got to give some to a friend who is suffering with The Real Thing. So a big thank you to the friends and family who have complied with my rather odd request when they ask if there's anything they can bring. It's worth so much more than all the Trader Joe's snacks put together.

Comments

[lumiere42]

Aaargh. Promise you'll head for the doctor if there's any indication it's actually the flu? (Considering that nasty stealthy strain this year)
Enjoy the congee in the meantime ...

[tealin]

Unless The Real Thing starts out as a very mild head cold, I think I'm OK ... should things start looking serious I'll call the GP, but for now I seem to be keeping it under control with loads of sleep, nourishing food, and all the pharmaceuticals.

[(Anonymous)]

While I'm sure it's just a cold, and those are plenty unpleasant, keep an eye out for fever and a nasty cough! My dad got the flu but he thought it was a cold (with a bad cough) and it morphed into walking pneumonia. The doctors said apparently that's pretty common this year.

Enjoy your healing broth, take it easy and feel better soon.

[tealin]

Already on the mend! After a home culture of 'muscling through' led to a few rather nasty illnesses in high school (pneumonia among them) I now take good care of myself in the early days and thereby preempt the more troubling ramifications. A few days of getting all the sleep you possibly can is worth weeks of slogging through a bug that just won't go away ...

[(Anonymous)]

Mazel tov!