whine

I woke up yesterday with a sore throat. Today, it's full blown painful speechlessness, plus achey body, plus heavy head, plus coughing and sniffles.

So far, I have taken:

Airborne
Ascorbic acid in my drinking water (to saturate the cells with vitamin C, according to my friend the alternative remedy expert)
Echinacea tea
Throat coat tea
Lemon ginger tea
Tulsi ginger tea
Lemon echinacea throat coat tea
Gypsy cold care tea
Slippery elm tablets
Afternoon nap
Raspberry sponge cake

I'm bored now. I'm missing a friend's birthday party tonight. I missed a dance class this afternoon. It's always astonishing to me how a little virus can turn me into whiny self-pitying baby.