Recovering...

I had wished my first blog entry for 2007 would be a good one, but no luck there...

So, yes I had a really nice Christmas and New Year's Day but since then (i.e.: for the last 3 weeks) I’ve been under a viral infection with just one annoying symptom: COUGH!
Well, at least the bright side of the story is that (after I had it checked and double-checked) it is not something serious. However, the bad news is that this condition has seriously affected my sleeping and eating habits. In fact, I cannot even talk for more than 5 minutes (yes, I know; some of you might consider that a blessing!), laugh, climb up the stairs (or any physical activity for that matter) without starting to cough. And when that happens, I usually can't breath, which has some nasty effects.
So, for the last weeks I’ve been trying to stay indoors as long as I can (besides, this weather does not help, really!) and when I do go to school, I try not to talk much, so that I will not irritate my throat even more. I guess I have to wait for this thing to go away by itself as both the doctors I saw the last couple of weeks have assured me.
At least for the last couple of days, there are some signs of improvement. I am breathing better, (probably because of a medicine I 'm taking) and my coughing "crises" are reduced in number and severity. This is a good thing because I really need to meet with EBG without having to fear I will collapse during our meeting....