by Doc, in the middle, holding on... Curmudgeon esq.
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November 20, 2005

Mom-after-The cold?

January 10, 2008 11:31 PM EST (Updated: November 09, 2009 06:59 PM EST)
views: 80 | rating: 9.5/10 (22 votes) | comments: 25

 

For the last couple years,

Caring for Mom here

I'd ducked sneezers, and coughers,

Hidden from snot nosed kids

In shopping carts.

 

So yesterday when for the second day running

I woke with a sore throat

It was almost a relief

And a comfort.

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Comments: 25

penni d. Jan 10, 2008, 11:33pm EST
Hot pepper juice Lloyd...page 4 of my articles...just what the DOC orders for the "doc"
Barbara N. Jan 10, 2008, 11:38pm EST
hope you feel better really soon
Vicky Duggins Jan 10, 2008, 11:41pm EST
I know exactly what you mean. I avoid getting a cold like it's the plague because a cold with Mom always turns into pneumonia. Now you can just have a cold and it's just a cold. Like normal life.
Matthew Emmett Townsend Jan 10, 2008, 11:51pm EST
yes to be ill, becouse we are able to relax enough to not worry about getting sick...
I understand...
like giving yourself permission to be, literally to be human again...

Hugs my dear friend...
Lance L. Jan 10, 2008, 11:53pm EST
I'm just getting over one myself. First time in 5 years.
Spartan's right keep yourself clean and lots of vitamin C and liquids.
Matthew Emmett Townsend Jan 11, 2008, 12:00am EST
people this was not about Doc getting sick... it was not a complaint from him...

this was about the emotional healing process from living with the stress of a very ill family member to take care of, one who was fragile enough for him to be extremely careful about not getting sick and bringing the cold home... and the relief it is in a very personal way to not to need to worry/stress/egg shell walk in that way anymore... it is truly bittersweet becouse he misses his dear mother, but is relived of the worries he formerly had.
Matthew Emmett Townsend Jan 11, 2008, 12:01am EST
sorry missed it, I do see that Vicky got it.
Lisa Frost Jan 11, 2008, 12:15am EST
I can understand. I remember the fear of a sneeze, or ache that was out of place. It is all part of the healing. Take Care.
Suzi :Two sides to every story Jan 11, 2008, 12:26am EST
I remember when my mother was terminally ill, I took great care to avoid bringing any contagions home to her. A minor cold could be her end. I looked at every runny-nosed kid as a lethal infection. In the end, it didn't matter, she still died...but I wasn't the cause. Well, not directly, maybe indirectly---during my teen years I might have sped up the process. She said I aged her ten years, but I think it was her three-pack-a-day habit.
♥kyra D. Jan 11, 2008, 1:44am EST
I did the same thing Lloyd.

(((Hugs))) to you. Hey, take some vit C, drink lots of water and get some extra sleep. Don't be gettin' real sick on us. Ya hear?
Heather B. Jan 11, 2008, 1:55am EST
You have definitely reached a new season of your life, haven't you? Breath deep. I have not lost a parent (yet), but I have seen the stress it brings to those that have. Imagine.... your body is needy of a huge, deep sigh..... a little cold may help that along. God bless, Llloyd.
Erin E. Grunewald Jan 11, 2008, 2:14am EST
Wow... I hope you're soon untarnished (at least a little bit) from whatever you're alluding to here! There is definitely an underlying intimacy in this work.
外国人 (Waiguoren) the Great Jan 11, 2008, 5:20am EST
I got lucky, I started feeling a slight cold coming on the day after I finished teaching my last class for the term. Hope it's not too bad on you and stay away from those little kids.
Fran S. Jan 11, 2008, 7:43am EST
hope you feel better soon Doc!!
Jaye S. Jan 11, 2008, 8:32am EST
Hugs and hope you feel better soon.
Kimberly Ripley Jan 11, 2008, 9:05am EST
It's definitely time to take care of yourself! You have permission to be sick and lounge around recouperating (even complaining!) and then partake in the glorious healing process! So it's only a cold....indulge yourself. Feel better soon, my friend!!
penni d. Jan 11, 2008, 9:13am EST
hey, i caught it too, but a sore throat....must get rid of...must get rid of....
Larry H. Jan 11, 2008, 9:44am EST
An article the other day said to, put vicks on the bottom of your feet at night, put on socks and it would clearup you cold and sore throat..
Debby C. Jan 11, 2008, 10:16am EST
... and life goes on. Even with a cold. Hugs Lloyd, even with the cold.
thanks Gang!

spent 20 hours in bed yesterday, feeling better, going slow.
this weekend back down working on Mom's craft room....

special thanks for you Larr...
you just keep marking them down baby... it's ALL about YOU you know.
Doc, you do not act sick
so there for your not!
I wish I had a craft room, well I did, but I let my two grandsons take it for a while.
It was worth it.
But i do miss my craft room.
Hugs always Doc.........................
10*
Old Crow (straight, but not narrow) Jan 12, 2008, 10:32pm EST
That Airborne stuff that you can get at any store is actually pretty good. I try to take echinacea regularly because it really does help keep me from catching colds. Being around little kids all the time like I am, I tend to get everything coming down the pike. You never know where their hands have been. Truthfully.
Deborah D. Jan 13, 2008, 12:48am EST
Since it has a hoold on you - things like airboen and emergen-c can give you a concentrated boost of vitamin C - if that is an issue.

Part of your susceptibility is the emotional load you have been operating under for so long and on so many fronts.

Hot fluids, a bit of protein and pets lovin' on you - and of course a heaping dose of Gather - you will be back at it in no time!

Once well, be well!
Old Crow (straight, but not narrow) Jan 13, 2008, 3:44pm EST
And of course, we understand that most of it is stress and med withdrawal. But the Airborne couldn't hurt.

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