Venting
Well, I made it to Dallas. Needless to say, its hot...yes, even hotter than South Carolina. Fortunately I don't leave the office all day so I miss the peak of the heat.
On the flight here, I had a revelation. People are gross. I guess I knew this already, but it escalated. There was constant sneezing, coughing, sniffing and various other bodily noises throughout the flight. A teenager was in the row in front of me with his parents and he was sniffing and coughing to the point where it just about gagged me! Then, I noticed his nose was bleeding and he had bloody tissues everywhere - yuck! I felt kind of bad for him and ashamed that I was shooting nasty looks into the back of his seat, but it was so gross. Then, he told the flight attendant that he got blood on the seat belt - at least he asked for something to clean it, but its blood - be more careful! God only knows whats on those planes that we come in contact with. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to flight privately! I'm a sanitize freak when I'm on planes and when I get off...well, pretty much most of the time in all honesty.
Having CF, I'm extra conscious when people cough. I listen to hear if it is just a clearing of the throat cough or a nasty bronchial cough with phlegm rattling around. People are clueless - you'd be surprised how many people don't cover their mouths when they sneeze or cough. I just hold my breath when someone around me coughs/sneezes and hope their germs pass by before I inhale. This probably doesn't really do anything, but hey, it makes me feel slightly better. If I'm in public (not confined to my seat on a plane), I'll completely avoid someone that's coughing. On Saturday, Will & I were shopping and this little girl had a nasty cough...I walked clear across the store to avoid her!
Anyway, enough venting. I'm finishing up day 3 of Cayston. I'd say my cough has increased slightly and I feel "stuff" loosening up. I of course tried to stifle my coughing on the plane because no one wants to hear that!
Well, back to relaxing in my hotel room - yay for the Hampton bed!!
On the flight here, I had a revelation. People are gross. I guess I knew this already, but it escalated. There was constant sneezing, coughing, sniffing and various other bodily noises throughout the flight. A teenager was in the row in front of me with his parents and he was sniffing and coughing to the point where it just about gagged me! Then, I noticed his nose was bleeding and he had bloody tissues everywhere - yuck! I felt kind of bad for him and ashamed that I was shooting nasty looks into the back of his seat, but it was so gross. Then, he told the flight attendant that he got blood on the seat belt - at least he asked for something to clean it, but its blood - be more careful! God only knows whats on those planes that we come in contact with. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to flight privately! I'm a sanitize freak when I'm on planes and when I get off...well, pretty much most of the time in all honesty.
Having CF, I'm extra conscious when people cough. I listen to hear if it is just a clearing of the throat cough or a nasty bronchial cough with phlegm rattling around. People are clueless - you'd be surprised how many people don't cover their mouths when they sneeze or cough. I just hold my breath when someone around me coughs/sneezes and hope their germs pass by before I inhale. This probably doesn't really do anything, but hey, it makes me feel slightly better. If I'm in public (not confined to my seat on a plane), I'll completely avoid someone that's coughing. On Saturday, Will & I were shopping and this little girl had a nasty cough...I walked clear across the store to avoid her!
Anyway, enough venting. I'm finishing up day 3 of Cayston. I'd say my cough has increased slightly and I feel "stuff" loosening up. I of course tried to stifle my coughing on the plane because no one wants to hear that!
Well, back to relaxing in my hotel room - yay for the Hampton bed!!
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