Good grief . . I am so not a nurse. Vince is sick. He feels awful. I know he feels awful and I have empathy, but I am not a nurse! When I’m sick, I want to go to bed, sleep, and be left alone. I expect that everyone should react that way when they’re sick but . . men don’t seem to have that ability.
I’m trying to be a good nurse. I feel bad that he feels bad. I hope he feels better soon. He’s not looking too good but surely he will recover from . . a cold. And, if I catch what he has, I am not going to be happy but you can bet I’ll just go to bed and sleep for days .. til I feel better.
Wish us luck getting through the next few days!
Wanda says
Might be allergy due to weather change might give him zertec,Claritin or one of those and see. Might not be a cold at all but hubby swears night\dayquil for himself.it is fireball for everything yucky to me but hey if makes feel better great.me m aren’t good patients
Irene Grimes says
I am a firm believer in “it’s a man thing”….. I keep trying to explain to mine that not every paper cut is typhoid and not every headache is a brain tumor, but it seems that their ailments (no matter how minor) are infinitely more debilitating than anything anyone else is suffering from…..good luck!
Carolyn in Texas says
If it was my husband he would be in bed loudly moaning constantly. He says it helps him get well. The first time he did that constantly for two days and I thought he was dying. What he has never realized is the crud has to just run its coarse. Staying hydrated is so very important and most anything taken will do right the opposite. If I get sick is he afraid he will starve to death.
Anita says
Hopefully it is a minor ailment but just be aware…fluids, fluids,fluids,,,some of your chicken broth you canned, jello water, echinacea tea, lemon and ginger tea, and for sure a hot toddy at night. I am a nurse and I see folks come into the hospital with acure kidney failure just because they did not drink enough fluids when they first became ill. Extra vitamin D3 and C. Good health to you both!!
Karen Clark says
Have mercy! All men are all alike. My husband gets upset if I don’t wait on him hand and foot and constantly ask if he needs anything. Me, I go to bed and hibernate until I feel better! Best of luck to you Judy!
pattilynn9 says
Oh no! Hope Vince is better soon…and hope Judy stays well!
montanaclarks says
Here’s hoping you don’t catch it and that Vince feels better soon. And yep, all men are alike!
Linda in NE says
I’m like you, when I’m sick I just want to be left alone and suffer in peace……or power on if that’s required. My husband, on the other hand……… Actually, I haven’t been sick since I discovered Allibiotic and found a recipe for elderberry syrup. I take an Allibiotic capsule every day from about the 1st of October until about the end of May. If I feel like I MIGHT still be coming down with something (rare) I cook up a batch of the elderberry brew….dried elderberries, whole cloves, whole star anise, cinnamon sticks, maybe throw in a little dried ginger, raw honey…..and the symptoms might be totally gone by the next morning. I read that Tamiflu was developed based on properties in star anise. Whatever, it works, and that is all I care about.
Phyllis says
You did hear about the man who had a cold. His wife called the pharmacy and told the tech that her husband had a cold and asked if they had any euthanasia pillls. The tech asked her if she did not mean echinacea pills, and she said “NO”.
Dar says
That made me choke on my coffee!! Hahahahaha!!!!
Irene Grimes says
This is HILLARIOUS!!!!! (Much, much more appropriate than the “free” medical advice I’ve seen in other comments….)
Judy Laquidara says
Funny. I once read a joke that was something like this: Why was the first intensive care unit created? Because a man had a cold.
Jen says
I let my daughter stay home from school one day this week. She found a bell in the Xmas decorations and thought she was funny when she rang it and hollered MAID. I didn’t find the humor!
Nelle Coursey says
So sorry to hear this. I think most wives would rather have a sick child than a sick husband! Mine says he wants to be left alone, but when he thinks I am ignoring him when I am not right by his side every minute! Men are just men!
Eileen Eisner says
I hope Vince is feeling better soon!!! I hope you don’t get sick! Roger has been sick several weeks. Two rounds of antibiotics and steroids. Thought he had walking pneumonia but thankfully it wasn’t. I have not got it so far!!!
Jackie says
I’m suffering with a cold now and am more stressed that my husband will come down with it. I spent one day in bed but guarantee if he gets it it will a hundred times worse then anyone has had. I’m like you, leave me alone I’ll call if I need help he on the other hand likes to be close and always around me. I feel for you and hope he recovers quickly for both your sakes.