Been Sick for a week

I’ve spent one whole week swimming in my bed. My cough has worsened and it keeps me and Edmund awake practically the whole night.
I had occasional sinat, parang akong dragon merong init lumalabas sa mga mata ko. I feel so exhausted, tired of coughing. Just when I am beginning to doze off, eto na si ubo, ubo-ubo. So tiring.

Last night I thought I would die. Parang malalagutan na ako ng hininga sa kapipigil ko ng ubo.

Tuseran is supposed to make me drowsy. siguro medyo but not strong enough to give me a full night sleep.
I would doze off around 10 pm then wake up at 11:30 pm. Since I went to bed not knowing if my children were home already, I go out and verify if they’re home. So as not to bother them, I just rely on my foot check. I stick my toes under their door to feel the cold air from their aircon. Pag malamig, that means they’re in.

House cleaner Helen has colds and cough too. Ewan kung nahawa sya sa akin, o ako ang nahawa sa kanya.

I asked my driver to gather some dahon ng bayabas. We don’t have a guava tree. He found several trees in the clubhouse.

Kasi sa Binangonan pag merong may sakit, pinapaliguan ng mga dahun-dahon. Baka this would be my cure.
Pinakuluan for several minutes.

Boiled guava leaves.

The last time I had herbal bath of guava leaves was a week after I gave birth to Oyen.
The body malaise doesn’t go away, and so is the irritating throat itchiness. I’ve been inhaling all sorts of concoctions, hoping to find the remedy or at least to relieve me of the discomfort.
High na high na ako.

I need help. Mama Mary please help me deal with this troublesome flu. Please make it go away.

Pagmerong sakit, masarap ang sopas. The minute I saw Kusinera B’s version of sopas, I knew already it had no potential. I was right.

I am tired of taking medicines, they seem to be not working. I’ve been sick for a week and not feeling any better.

I spoke to my sister yesterday. Our conversation didn’t finish because I couldn’t talk, I was coughing all the time.
Len——-“Di ba yung bayabas eh para sa bagong panganak?”

My husband is beginning to have sniffles. My son has sipon na rin. I am spreading virus.

E——“Gagaling ka na,  kasi lumipat na sa akin ang virus”.

It’s a long weekend, and here I am. Alone at home. Husband went to play golf. My daughter went on a day trip with her accounting people. My son is attending a swimming party. Me, kawawa.