“Please rest for the remaining days of this week,” I coaxed
my husband who had gotten sick starting Monday. The symptoms appeared slowly.
First, just feeling tired. Easily ignored as he always got up early in the
morning to go to work. Yes. Even on those early mornings that brought below
freezing temperatures. Second came slight bouts of coughs. I knew him well.
Sudden changes of extreme temps made him sick from the past. Like I did on some
occasions.
He went to see his doctor who gave him the cough syrup that
usually helped him a lot faster than the regular over-the-counter concoctions.
“I’m feeling better. I’m going to work tomorrow,” he uttered
on Tuesday.
But more punches from dry coughs hit him by the next day.
“Just listen to me,” I begged.
“Rest…”
“Because what’s the worth of you going to work only to feel
sicker after? Than rest and truly recover?”
He was quiet. I wasn’t sure if he forgot I was a nurse,
aside from being more of a concerned spouse and a caring mother who always
wanted her family to feel their best.
“Okay…” he agreed…As I was about to thank him, he added, “I’m
going to work come Friday then…”
But yesterday, Thursday, he was feeling more tired. He was
not able to get enough sleep from those 4 previous nights that he finally
surrendered to my pleading.
“I’ll go see our doctor again to have him extend my medical
note so I could be off tomorrow,” he said yesterday.
This time, no more disagreeing with me. He should know
better. This lady could be tougher than that “man-cold” he had. He should know
better. I got sick the same way he did so I knew how he felt.
It was just easier to let someone know “I know… I understand…” If we walked on their shoes before.
Someone…who walked before us. Understands….Knows…Jesus... And He
truly loves and cares for all of us…Do we want to listen to Him? Or not?
But
God's truth stands firm like a foundation stone with this inscription:
"The LORD knows those who are his," and "All who belong to the
LORD must turn away from evil." – 2 Timothy 1:9 (NLT)
Here's a link from webmd.com in ways how to fight cold/flu:
http://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/8-tips-to-treat-colds-and-flu-the-natural-way
