Home remedial

Going about my normal routine last Tuesday I noticed a vague irritation in my throat. I didn’t give it much thought as we put the paper out and began to work on the following week’s edition.

When I got home though I followed standard “not feeling quite right” procedure and took some vitamin C and ate some chicken soup just in case.

Later, while laying on the couch watching TV it suddenly occurred to me that I was very cold. Though the house was a normal temperature I just couldn’t shake the chill. Even a comforter was comfortless.

That’s when I went into “hey, this might be so...