Can We Talk 2

Summer Colds

         Summer colds. Don't you just love them? The heat index is 105. No way can the air conditioner block out that much heat and humidity. It's running all day at full capacity. So my head hurts and my sinuses feel swollen. They're not really stopped up because my nose is running like a faucet. I'm sneezing more than twice what I usually do every day. I'm tired all day and feel inertia.

         Baby Jack had a runny nose on Sunday and I held him a lot. By Tuesday afternoon, I was a goner. Wednesday night baby Jack came to visit again, but his nose was all cleared up. I was running hot and cold and was miserable. Winter colds are bad enough. I'm sure we are not sicker in the summer. The feelings are just amplified.

         We live in the space age with new technology and fast communications. Robots can clean, work assembly lines, even drive vehicles. Many miracle medicines have been developed, and some diseases minimized. Yet, still no cure for the common cold or arthritis, which almost everybody gets if they live long enough. No cure or preventative for migraines. New drugs are introduced every year for male virility. But no cure for runny noses and irritated eyes. You can try an antihistamine, but you can't drive or stay alert.

         Depending on where you live, we're not quite into hay fever season. Beware the grass see blowing in the wind, the goldenrod and other wild flowers. Your cats and dogs can carry the pollen, too. We just have to muddle through, until modern medicine solves the dilemma.