Dont you all hate getting a cold. I had a fever last night and this morning, and now i cant hardly swallow. Good thing i have a dr. appointment today. I rarely get sick, and now i become a baby when i am. I have to be careful that my kids dont pick up on my whining.

Try grating some fresh ginger, fresh garlic, pour hot water over it, like making a cup of tea. Add lemon juice and a spoon of honey. This will help your fever, your throat, any coughing, and alleviate symptoms overall.

If you want, you can leave out either the garlic or the ginger but the honey and lemon are needed to make it pallatable.

You sound like my english friend who used to act like a mom to all us who lived at the lodge we worked at. Dr is making me take Penicillan (or however you spell it). He said it looks like strep throat, but it isnt. Its been going around our house the last copule of weeks.

At the risk of sounding like your English friend too, try lukewarm camomile tea if you can stomach it. It really does reduce inflammation and pain.

Hope you feel better real soon.

Take my word for it. Nothing works better than chewing raw chillies.

I hate it when i am ill, because i still have to carry on as normal looking after the kids cooking cleaning e.t.c. now when my other half is ill he will take the day off work and stay in bed all day, so why is it when mums are ill they cannot stay in bed all day.

OP hope you get better soon

Now i feel bad for whining... my kids take care of me. I can lay on the couch and just tell them im not feeling well, they will try to play quietly and watch cartoons... I just might have to make sure they aren't watching something i ban, and help them put on a video. But for the most part, all i HAVE to do is make sure meals are ready.

Sutter, i pray its a long time before you get sick again.

sorry to hear that you are so ill. I too have had a slight cold these last 2 days. it sucks to be sick when you are a mom. yesterday I was at ikea and saw a man sneezing all over the beverage stand right onto packets of tea he was looking at. no wonder people get ill! he probably made 30 people sick in that one action!
Get well soon!

Thanks thankgod i am hardly ever ill, as i cannot afford to be ill I hope you get better soon.

Summer colds are really a drag. I am just getting over one which came on so suddenly but fortunately isn't lasting too long. My cure? Sunshine. I spent a lot of time outside pulling weeds. So know the garden looks better and I feel better.