Sick house
It’s the season for allergies here but it seems it’s extended a bit further to the viral illnesses here too. The Scientist has been suffering from hay fever/ allergies for a few weeks now. Then Game Fanatic started soon after his birthday. Later in the week I started coughing a bit and it worsened with time. Sunday Lego Lover complained of a stuffed throat. He’s used this terminology since he was small and I presume it means it’s hard to swallow and possibly a sore throat. I found one throat lozenge in the medicine cabinet and gave it to him. I didn’t expect much from it because it’s one of the strong-tasting ones. As it turns out, he was quite pleased with it and felt some relief for a time. I promised to buy more on Monday.
Late that night, my throat started feeling like a knife was scraping it. Turns out the Scientist had also developed a sore throat. What a merry family we are with all the allergic and viral stuff happening. Yesterday I started sneezing and that could be the viral thing or it could just be a bit of my usual hay fever. Anyway. I’ve been mostly out of action these days, aside from a trip out to get those throat lozenges. I ended up buying the pharmacy brand and got three packs. We’ve already finished one and several out of the other two packs (different flavors). Hopefully the worst of it is or soon will be past for all of us with regard to the viral stuff and we can hope the hay fever doesn’t last too long this season.
2 Comments
Valerie
I hope you all feel better soon — that sounds nasty!!
For strep throat types of things, I like the garlic cure: chop up a small clove of fresh garlic, toast some bread, spread on your favorite buttery spread, and eat it with the raw garlic scattered on top. It can be a little intense, but it is also super yummy (at least if you like garlic as much as I do) — and, not every time, but once in a while it simply erases all the germs and soreness. Plus it wards off vampires. :)
Hey, thanks for the link to the recipe blog — coolness!!!
Purple Lorikeet
I think we are on the mend now. Sore throats are mostly finished but still some of the other stuff going on. I haven’t tried the garlic on toast thing but will keep that in mind for the next time. :)
It occurred to me after I posted I should probably link your recipe blog. I don’t have many readers but there are a couple who might like some of them. :) I probably should think of some other links but won’t worry too much about it right now.