| Never trust anyone who has a bad cold or flu and tells | | | | There were formulas for chest congestion, heavy |
| you that it sounds and looks worse than it really is! | | | | chest congestion, stuffy nose,and coughs, mucus relief |
| Such people are not to be trusted! I'm sure there are | | | | that thins and loosens membranes, sore throat |
| those who believe exactly what they're telling you, but | | | | formulas, headache formulas, body aches and runny |
| they're probably in the minority. Those are the stoic | | | | nose pills. I had all these including a congested nose |
| ones who will weather the storms of life with a smile | | | | and a runny nose at the same time! I needed |
| and more intestinal fortitude than most of us will ever | | | | something that would address all these issues. |
| have; certainly not me! | | | | I finally found a huge selection of cough syrups and |
| I have a cold now and I want the world to know that I | | | | capsules that proposed to do just that! The problem |
| feel that death is the only thing that will make me feel | | | | was that there were just too many to choose from |
| better. The only real relief there is when you feel as | | | | and they ranged in price from $3.95 to $14.99. Which |
| lousy as I do, is to whine and moan about your illness, | | | | one was I to choose? Should I take the highest priced |
| until those around you are ready to put you out of | | | | tonic that had to be the best, or go with a middle line? |
| your misery. I know that most people would prefer I | | | | They all promised to do the same thing, so what |
| shut my mouth and suffer in silence, but that would rob | | | | should it matter which I chose? |
| me of the only pleasurable activity possible during my | | | | Looking on the back of the box of one of these cold |
| cold! | | | | remedies, I read the part that said if you are a diabetic |
| My head aches, my eyes itch and burn as tears run | | | | or have high blood pressure you should consult your |
| down my cheek, soaking the pillow where I lay my | | | | doctor. I was frantic! I called my doctor from my cell |
| feverish head. It feels as if every bone in my body | | | | phone. I have his number on speed dial. All I got was a |
| aches, as well as muscles that I didn't even know I had | | | | recording! |
| threaten to spasm. It feels like an elephant is sitting on | | | | A pharmacist who had been watching me for about |
| my chest, as difficult as it is to breathe. I would call out | | | | 20 minutes walked over and asked if he could help |
| for another spoonful of cough syrup, but my throat is | | | | me. I told him my dilemma and he suggested a couple |
| so raw all I get out is a raspy whisper of doom. I'm | | | | of attractive looking bottles, telling me that either one of |
| sure I'm on the brink of death from the common cold, | | | | them would work. Though he sounded confident, I |
| except in my case the cold isn't common. It's the | | | | wasn't sure if he really understood the severity of my |
| grandmother of all colds! | | | | case. |
| According to some estimates, people in the United | | | | I had one foot in the grave! I needed industrial strength |
| States suffer 1 billion colds during the course of a year | | | | medication and this guy was trying to tell me that the |
| with mine always at the top of the severity scale. | | | | middle category of drugs was just as good! The |
| Surveys indicate that children have as many as 6-10 | | | | druggist assured me that one was just as good as |
| colds a year because they're in close contact with | | | | another one. That did little to console me so I bought 3 |
| other kids at day care centers and schools. They just | | | | different brands of the same thing. I figured that if I |
| keep passing the germs around so that no one is safe | | | | survived, I'd have to use all of them to see me through |
| from a cold. I can't imagine having that many colds | | | | this illness. |
| each year! | | | | I feel that I owe it to the people I meet to whine and |
| Praying I could find something to ease my pain and | | | | complain about my suffering through this cold. After all, |
| suffering I went to the drug store to find that special | | | | it makes most folks feel just a little better when they |
| potion that would give me some relief. Was I in for a | | | | leave someone who complains a lot about their health. |
| surprise! There was so much stuff to choose from, | | | | Bob Alexander is well experienced in outdoor cooking, |
| that my temperature rose 3 degrees while I was trying | | | | fishing and leisure living. Bob is also the author and |
| to figure out just what to buy! | | | | owner of this article. |