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Have you ever thought about what type of noises the human body makes?

I didn’t until I started to make strange noises myself. The amount of ingenuity it takes to make sure that you can keep breathing without rattling or otherwise disturbing the peace can be totally amazing.

Just trying the clear your nose to inhale, trying to keep your mouth from drying out when the nose is totally stopped up, just trying to be comfortable….well, I am glad that noises do not make me sick.

The idea that a simple cold can lay the idea of silence to rest is amazing.

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Yes, I am wanting to smile. The coughing that has made my life so miserable is almost gone. All I have to do is avoid any smokers for a while and I will finally be finished. I have noticed that any type of smoke will cause a tickle to trigger a new bout of coughing.

I have gotten so frustrated with the coughing, that I have been using medicine that is not approved for someone with Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, and what not. At least it has been effective in helping me deal with the nasty. There are so many types of cold and flue medicine out there that sometimes it is hard to make an educated choice about what to use when it is needed. Oh, for the day when I will no longer need to drink something that is making a mockery of the taste of cherry. I like cherries after all, but what has been described as cherry flavor in liquid medicines is nothing but a poorly disguised flavor additive. Licorice at least does work to disguise the tastes of some medicines. Oh well, Land Of No Cough - here I come, at last.

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Well, something new has happened. Our van might need a new wheel bearing on the front tire, and our station wagon needs a new serpentine belt.

Oh joy of joys. That was sarcasm folks.

We have ways to get around, but I really like the idea that we do not have to ask for a ride. At lest we didn’t need to for a while. The van has a flat tire on top of it all. If we fix the flat, we might be able to drive it a little, and slowly, until the car is fixed. Meanwhile, we wait for the monthly money to come in so we can get the car going again. It seems like if it wasn’t one thing, it would be something else. I know that life shouldn’t be one breakdown after another, but that is something that does not show up often.

I will not let it get me down, we have been in worse situations. We at least have a good place to live, friends that can help us, family that loves us, and 2 cats that show their love every day. We are not alone.

We live in a country that medical care available, food available, and transportation available. That is more than some have around. So, while life might get frustrating, it is life. It can change. We have hope. Meanwhile, I will grab one of our cats, hug and love in her, listen to her purr out of my good ear (that hasn’t gone quiet from this flue stuff), and thank God for what we do have.

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I know that it is not my heart. The coughing has not gone away, yet. I wish it would.

This cough is so pernicious that it is unbelievable. It started in November, went away, and a second bout started at the beginning of February. When I cough, I can feel a slight burn in my chest, and a little hurt. I am breathing better now than I was before, but it has not yet stopped!

I am frustrated. My husband is frustrated.

However, I am not giving up, because it is not as bad as before.

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Yes, it is about time. We can breathe again.

We have been in a battle for our health. Starting around November 6, 2008 my husband and I started to cough. This went on until our sides were sore, as if we had been kicked in the sides every time we coughed. Then the mess faded to just occasionally a tickle in the throat.

Bam it came back in all of its nasty UNglory. It started with the runs, then the sore throat, then the cough, then the head so full that we could not think. I lost my appetite for a while there and we only seemed to eat one meal each day to keep us going.

IN OTHER WORDS - TOTAL MISERY.

Now we are breathing again. Our sinuses are still having some trouble, but the rest is going- going- almost gone. Turns out there are a couple of viruses going around that are neasty and all you can do is treat the symptoms and hope to outlast the bug itself. We have succeeded. We ended up with going through 2 types of misery, but we have survived.

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Have you ever heard of Egg-foo-young? This is not what I am going to write about.

My husband and I have been suffering through the flu. Coughing, fever, aches, pains, and heads so over loaded that it was hard to think. We missed our flue shots this year, and boy have we suffered for that lack.

We are not yet completely over it yet, but it appears that I can think now when I couldn’t think before. In spite of the name of my blog, I had no appetite and didn’t want to eat! For me that is unusual in the extreme. It is amazing what punishment the body can take and yet it will keep functioning - sort of function that is.

Well, things are not yet back to normal, but normal (for us) is getting closer all the time.

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Yea ! I’m feeling better. My head isn’t as clogged down, my coughing has basically stopped, my nose is no longer trying to run away from me (and succeeding, too), I no longer ache and feel chilled.

In other words, the cold has basically run its course. When it is finally gone, I will be very happy. Right now my husband is right in the middle of his suffering with his cold. At least I have the stuff to help comfort him since I had already gotten the cough medicine and other things needed.

Things could be much worse. It isn’t the flu, it isn’t anything else either. Yes, colds can and do make you feel miserable, but they do end )even though at the time they feel like they last forever). Here’s hoping that you do not get caught with the sniffles yourself.

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I am not lying here. I really don’t feel so good.

i have a cold. Not the flu, thank God, just a cold. That is bad enough, though. My head is stuffy, I cough, I sniffle. YUK, ECHK me sad

Do I sound like I’m pouting? I should sound like that because I am. Right now, my typing….stinks. I have to keep backing up and correcting my typos, too. Things take longer that way. I am also having trouble thinking. I am taking something to make the symptoms easier. Anti-biotics will not help because the cold comes from a virus, and anti-biotics do not work on viruses.

So, I moan, whimper….and life goes on. How pitiful do I sound now (snicker in my head).:)

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