Day 52...Sunday Oct. 4th

Sunday came with a rough start. I woke up at 3:30am in extreme pain from the sinus pressure that had built up over night. I could hardly see straight from all the pain that was resonating from my nose and forehead. So my husband helped me out of bed and into a hot steamy shower. The steam felt so good on my sinuses! With a little help from some Ibuprofen and the moist heat of the shower, the pain began to subside. My husband then helped me back into bed, propped up with pillows and he made me a nice cup of hot tea with honey. Although the shower, meds, and tea had helped to alleviate the pain, I still couldn't fall back asleep. I was awake until roughly 5:30am before I could finally drift back into sleep.

By 9am I was up again, getting ready for the day. There was no time to rest away my cold for my grandparents had come in to town from California and were visiting for the weekend. My parents had invited us earlier in the week to join the family for a potluck at their house that afternoon on Sunday. We had agreed before I had gotten sick. But it was rare for my grandparents to be in town, so the cold had to be put aside for the sake of family. Being my stubborn self yet again, I pushed passed the sinus pain and figured I could catch up on rest later that night.

The visit was very nice. It's always great getting a chance to be with my family since we hardly see them any more. And it was nice to see how happy and healthy my grandparents are. But as the day went on, the pain of my sinuses started to kick up again and my energy started to drop. So we headed home.

As soon as we got home, I crawled right into bed. It was so nice to finally get some time to rest, until midnight that is. I was woken up by a cough attack that hit me out of nowhere. I was coughing so hard I threw up! It was horrible! Once again, my husband helped me back into bed after it all, propped me up with more pillows, and I attempted to settle back to sleep. It took awhile to regulate my breathing again, but after awhile I was able to get some sleep.

Just a spoon full of Pickle helps the medicine go down.