A Cure for the Common Cold

 

I came down with a cold just about the time Roger’s white blood cells bottomed out.  He had no immune system at all, and I was a germ factory.  Dr. Nichols speculated about the possibility of admitting Roger to the hospital just to keep him away from me.  Who knows what sorts of germs he’d be exposed to there?!  It would probably be even worse.

I threw together an overnight bag and hit the road before Roger came home from the doctor.  An angel flew through the house on a mission to kill germs after I left and before Roger got home, sanitizing surfaces and door knobs after me.  (You know who you are.  Thank you, Angel!)

I went right over to Urgent Care and then checked in to the Doubletree just 3 blocks from home.  Armed with advice, antibiotics, bottled water, juice, Emergen-C, zinc lozenges, and echinacea tablets, I proceeded to sleep, hydrate and medicate myself through the next couple days.   It worked.  I’ve never seen a cold come and go so fast.  It’s a medical miracle. 

“You’ve just discovered a cure for the common cold.  What are you going to do next?”

I thought we’d start working on a cure for leukemia.