Cough, cough

I am been granted 2 days leave from the doc to rest my throat.

An irritating itch developed in the throat on Saturday and I thought nothing of it. Actually I had been suffering from a blocked nose for the past few days and every night, I had been popping medication to suppress the symptoms.

Well, I thought I had it under control until it erupted into something else totally. By the evening, I had completely lost my voice. I drank a lot of water and tried to salvage the situation but I was still "speechless" on Sunday and a visit to the doc had him sending me home with 2 days of medical leave.

The medication made me groggy and sleepy. In the afternoon, I took a nap with C. I had wanted to wake up earlier to do some work but I couldn't even sit up because of a throbbing pain in the head. Thought it would go away with sleep but it didn't and I am very conscious of not shaking my head to hard because I can literally feel my noodles shaking from left to right. I can't remember when I felt so bad. It was 2 weeks ago and I was vomiting and suffering from diarrhoea. I felt as if I was on an eternal boat ride and my head was swimming the whole time. NOT fun!

Come to think of it, every one's ill. C has been coughing and her nose has been dripping since the beginning of the Chinese New Year; I can't remember how many notes I have received from Ms Sally regarding this matter. Daddy was on medical leave 2 weeks ago with flu and cough.

This is my life saver:

I have this on my bed all the time in case of emergencies and last Saturday, it came into good use.

We call this the Puke Mug. Last Saturday, C started coughing in the middle of the night and instinctively I sat her up from her bed and gave her this. Within seconds, she vomited her night feed into it.

Phew! That was lucky... The mess was contained. If not, I would have to bathe her at 3 am and not to mention, change the sheets.