It’s day 19 of this ridiculous cold that has apparently morphed into something else. The paperwork from the urgent care clinic says, “Acute upper respiratory infection, unspecified.” I have antibiotics.
I think the doctor may have given them to me to appease me, but I don’t care. I’ll take lamp oil in sugar at this point. Anything to breathe through my nose again.
And yes, I’ve given whatever I have to my husband who is still being sweet to me anyway.
And he’s not the only one.
It’s just a cold. I know folks who are SO much sicker. Who have MUCH harder illnesses to deal with. And yet . . .
My friend Suzi brought me a casserole. She heard me hacking and snorting through Bible study last week and told me it would make her ever-so-happy if she could bring me a casserole she’d already made up, not knowing who it was for.
I agreed, because I’m not an idiot.
She brought us a scrumptious chicken and pasta casserole with mushrooms and zucchini. But that’s not all. There was also a chopped, Greek salad, and the makings for hot toddies. Honey, whiskey, lemons. Throat-soothing, sinus-opening, sleep-inducing hot toddies.
Ahhhhhhh.
This is what love looks like. Pyrex dishes full of bubbling, cheesy pasta and chicken. Vitamin-packed salads. And a small bottle of whiskey from a bonafide church lady.
Love is seeing a need and meeting it without being asked. It’s stopping by someone else’s house after a long day at work and making sure people you care about are well fed if nothing else.
Thanks Suzi. I love you, too. And that’s not just the whiskey talking.
“And that’s not the whiskey talking”? HAHAHAHA!
This was awesome.
OHHH, you POOR GIRL!!! I hope you feel better soon!
Hmmm. Based on how I feel once again this morning, maybe it WAS the whiskey talking!
Hope you’re feeling better soon and so glad neither your writing or sense of humor has been affected.
Laugh or cry!
Whiskey is indeedy an old time cure. There’s also the old tried and true “stuff some Vicks up your nose” cure. The world smells mentholated, but at least you can breathe.
You’re the second one to recommend Vicks. I’ve never tried it, but I think I will!
What?!? Trot right down and do procure some to start your cure. I recommend mentholated breathing even higher than the Star Trek Cold Cure.