Coughing
There is sickness all around our community, as I'm sure it is in your community, too. When I went to the library on Friday to get the Journal Crossword puzzle, the kids who come in after school were there in a group at one of the tables. One young boy was coughing nonstop! He went to the drinking fountain and got a drink of water but that didn't stop his cough. He went back to the table and continued coughing.
I had two reactions to this. One was a feeling of compassion for the child, for how miserable it is to have to cough so long, and so hard. But another reaction, and probably the stronger of the two, was the one of concern about all those germs flying around, among all the other children, and the table and the books. I felt like I should be wearing a mask. I thought that I could have come in later and sat down at that table and not have any idea that a little boy had coughed all over it. How easy it is to pick up sickness germs in such a way.
I spoke to the librarian about this and she said that she would be wiping the table off after the children left.
My friend, the artist-librarian, came down sick with a sore throat and respitory illness last Saturday and she has been sick all week. She may not be able to go with me to church this morning although she's starting to feel better. She's really wrung out right now. Now I'm thinking that I know how she picked up the germs that made her sick.
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NJ
at 2/27/2005 12:26:16 PM- Thanks for the well wishes, Leslie. I'm doing pretty well. I'm keeping my allergy shots up to date and that helps me with immunity to a certain extent. And I'm not going out, mingling with a lot of people, very often. I wash my hands a lot and attempt to keep them away from my face. Sorry to hear that Carl is probably getting the crud now.
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Lorraine
at 2/27/2005 6:12:10 PM- This virus has been going around the country. Several people at work had it and one day I went home feeling tired and with a sore throat. My husband bought the cold medicine Airborne that was developed by a teacher and the next day I felt find. Apparently it boisters the immune system.
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Lorraine
at 2/27/2005 6:12:51 PM- typo...."I felt fine"
Submitted by
NJ
at 2/27/2005 10:17:49 PM- I've heard some talk about Airborne but I've not heard it advertised nor seen it in stores. But, I didn't look for it in stores, --I just heard about it recently.
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Good morning :)
Books, telephones, doorknobs, handles in buses, it's hard not to come into contact with something that's been infected with so much sickness around. Kids aren't always the best at washing their hands either, so it's little wonder germs are rampant in schools.
I hope you don't come down with anything and that you're eating right and getting plenty of rest.
Carl is starting to feel like the dog's breakfast unfortunately.