A few days ago it was the first day of spring. Unfortunately, in Chicago, it was snowing and cold. Yesterday, it was a beautiful day in Chicago, but unfortunately, I was sick and couldn’t enjoy it.
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Being sick is never fun, but it is more tolerable in the winter. Nice days in Chicago are to be enjoyed to their fullest. Instead, I am curled up under a few blankets, drinking Nyquil and watching bad TV court shows (although I do have a certain affinity for Judge Marilyn Milian of The People’s Court).
I have to admit that I have been lucky in being well during most of my travels. I caught a nasty cold as a kid on a family trip to New York. I occasionally will get a migraine post-flight on trips. Those can usually end quickly with a hot shower and a couple of migraine tablets. Once, in Las Vegas, I actually paid $5 each for three migraine pills. Now that really hurt!
I am a regular reader of Mary Gallagher’s health column in GT. I take vitamins, work out and generally take care of myself. I even like a regular spritzing of hand sanitizer. Yet I still get sick on occasion. It is inevitable.
I don’t have a whole lot of work this week, which will allow me time to rest and heal. If today is the worst day, I figure to be well again by Saturday, just in time for the predicted rain showers.
— John Wroblewski, distribution specialist
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