We are all sick here, and seem to have been that way for a long time. It started on my part a couple of weeks ago with a scratchy throat, which I chalked up to the dry weather and turning the heat on in the house for the first time this season. But it dragged on and on, and by the time I had gone through a couple of rounds of losing my voice, Jane had a runny nose, and Michael had a bad cough, I broke down and admitted that we were all fighting a very bad cold.
The most annoying thing about it, as far as I am concerned, is the lingering tenacity of it, and not the severity, because a sore throat and occasional coughing fit do not represent the most miserable state I've ever been in. It just seems like this has lasted long enough. But my midwife told me at my checkup this week that it's not uncommon for colds to last 3 weeks or more, since pregnancy affects the immune system in random ways. At least there's a good excuse for this and we don't have to assume it's strep throat or anything dire.
Michael worked from home two days this week to rest up and recover his strength, and seems to be doing much better. Jane never had much worse than a runny nose, and that didn't seem to bother her. I am reminded of the classic A.A. Milne poem:
In spite of her sniffle
Isabel's chiffle.
Blah. I just want us to be feeling all better before we leave for Ohio next week.
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2 comments:
I always wondered just what 'chiffle' meant.
I hope you're not blaming it on that new healthy peanut butter. ;-)
JK - Yeah, I had a really bad head cold that has lasted nearly 2 weeks. For N, it's been about 1 1/2 week, but it might stretch to 2 -- hopefully not. Hope you feel better soon!
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