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In Sickness and in Help

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One of our commenters, HRB, has the flu.  He told me his wife brought him an Icee and Cracker Jacks, which is what our dad used to bring him when he was a little boy.

Is it just the act of someone bringing you something when you feel bad?  Or is it what you’re brought that helps make it all better?  What works for you? 

Feel better, HRB! 

  

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13 Responses to “In Sickness and in Help”

  1. tommy Says:
    March 21st, 2008 at 9:16 am

    i used to bring my ex wife hot dr. pepper with a slice of lemon. a jasmine in a bud vase, stolen from the neighbors yard. and wrapped her feet in a hot towel.
    and i cant believe im fessin up to this….. but i would also read her to sleep with emily dickenson poems:

    A solemn thing – it was – I said –
    A Woman – White – to be –
    And wear – if God should count me fit –
    Her blameless mystery –

  2. CT Says:
    March 21st, 2008 at 9:25 am

    I like Thereflu and crossword puzzles when I am sick. HT likes Nyquil and trashy magazines about celebrities.

  3. charlesm Says:
    March 21st, 2008 at 11:48 am

    i like ” t”

  4. CT Says:
    March 21st, 2008 at 12:47 pm

    :)

  5. jchristie Says:
    March 21st, 2008 at 1:55 pm

    I don’t think anyone’s “waited” on my when I was sick since I was a kid. I tend to be the caretaker.

  6. rt Says:
    March 21st, 2008 at 1:58 pm

    When I got sick my family fled in horror. They left town. I’d be home alone and ill.

  7. Will Says:
    March 21st, 2008 at 3:21 pm

    I like to get everybody around me sick. That way, nobody’s fussing over me! LOL

    What way to show friendship than to share, right?

  8. sherri Says:
    March 21st, 2008 at 11:32 pm

    Sorry to be so Polyanna in the midst of people getting other people sick and people fleeing in horror, but I am so deeply touched by the gesture of someone bringing me something when I’m sick, that it doesn’t really matter what it is, I just feel better.

    And, HT, if Nyquil still had the stuff in it that would knock you out for the night, that would work, too. But, much like Italian men (in a forced effort to be politically correct) who don’t pinch women on the streets anymore, that’s gone by the wayside.

  9. HRB Says:
    March 22nd, 2008 at 11:13 am

    I’m the same way Sherri. I like to think of myself as a tough guy, but when I’m sick….I want my mama. Any bits of attention and sympathy are greatly needed.

  10. turtle Says:
    March 22nd, 2008 at 1:36 pm

    I agree with Sherri, anything would be nice, or even just an offer. But my favorite would be a massage

  11. CT Says:
    March 23rd, 2008 at 11:35 am

    This will make you feel better…

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbvP7dT3Dx0

  12. CT Says:
    March 23rd, 2008 at 11:38 am

    Here it is translated..

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtJRNyPK-lc&feature=related

  13. Mel Says:
    March 24th, 2008 at 11:10 am

    I like chicken and pimento salad from Fairfield when I’m sick. My sister says mash pototes make her feel better. My husband usually wants something I have to get at a fast food drive through.

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