Sore Throat

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I'm not a sickly person and I rarely take in meds unless absolutely necessary. If I can tolerate the pain, I will, and perhaps down some vitamins for placebo treatment. I often get sore throat though, sometimes from colds, from drinking extremely hot coffee, regurgitating gastric juices or from singing way too hard. If the sore throat becomes worse, I get slight fever.

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Yesterday I don't exactly know how I got sick, but I guess it's because of the erratic weather we've been having. It had been extremely humid during the weekend and then all of a sudden, it rained Sunday night and it had been breezy cold throughout the day today. I was shivering in my seat yesterday and when I met up with r3dguy and his friend that night for our usual night cap, I wasn't feeling very well already. As a result, we went home earlier than usual. And you know me, I rarely go home early.

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Being the obstinate person that I am, I still managed to smoke a couple of sticks and justified that the dirt would do me good by improving my resistance to pathogens. I've always been stubborn, especially with health. Hehehe

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I had the best sleep last night! I slept really early, my body was warm and in a way, I was sorta delirious. Truly refreshing. At the office this morning though, I was still feeling a bit sore so whenever I talked on the phone, I had this nonchalant, disinterested voice with everyone.

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I remember when I was young whenever I had fever, my Mum would rub Vick's all over my back and on my neck and she would place a warm towel around my neck like a scarf. She would bring me water or juice to drink, check my temperature once in a while, have me take those candy-flavored Aspilets, and maybe give me a sponge bath before I go to sleep. It would make me feel better of course, mostly because of the adequate attention. I've always felt envy toward my brattier sister who used to cry her way for attention. I've never been like that. And I'm proud of myself for never being a brat.

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So yesterday, being 26 and all physically grown up, I had to take care of myself. I took a tablet of Vitamin C and drank lots of water and tea to help soothe my sore throat.

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Lying in bed last night, I wished someone were there to take care of me.

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