As I lay here on the couch, recovering from my FOURTH major cold/sinus infection since May, I am reflecting on how it is that only some of the millions of germs that surround us, actually make it through to become full fledged illness. Having very little scientific knowledge, and mainly first hand medical information learned along the illness highway during my life so far, I don't have much idea. Now I know there is that thing called the immune system. Which, it appears, some of us got less of than others. But really, doesn't it seem like there are these sneaky little germs that play some sort of physical bait and switch on us from time to time in order to slide a little virus in here or there? Germ delinquents. I honestly think I would have been one of those described with the "weak disposition" who was often "sickly", if someone were writing about me in the pioneer days or something. (Weren't we the first to go in the Donner party...?) It's very disgruntling. I guess with the progression of a technologically based civilization that is able to research and test almost anything, we are inadvertently creating these mega bugs- super germs. But not super in the same sense of super man or wonder woman unfortunately. Just super annoying and super disgusting.
And before you tell me all the things I could be doing to prevent these attacks, let me explain that I am WELL armored and fully locked and loaded. I know what every over the counter medication does; have multiple steroid sprays and inhalers and prescription allergy "preventers", etc.,etc. I carry them with me EVERYWHERE. (If you've seen Sleepless in Seattle, you can think of Meg Ryan's perpetually allergic boyfriend and get a good idea of my daily routine.) Anyone that knows me will tell you that a Kleenex has been my calling card (or at least evidence of my visit) all my life and had I been a little more forward thinking, I would have invested in their stock a longgg time ago. This onslaught by these invisible invaders has pushed me to the point where I am tempted to declare martial law within the Land of Lynn to somehow put these attackers at bay once and for all! The riots and mayhem going on in my nasal passages deserve some special germ tear gas; or maybe I'll just bring in some germ tanks and germ bazookas and blow that stuff right outta ... my nose?
