I DOT A TOLD

You can ask anyone. When I'm sick, I'm the biggest baby. And I got a cold. A Summer kind.

About a year ago, our preacher turned me on to Vitamin C daily losenges. They're made by Walgreens. They're Orange Crush. They are the best. They taste good. And they work. Till now.

It's been so long since I had a cold. Maybe some of the old remedies in the picture will help. I cough, I can't sleep at nights, I can't even concentrate on putting because when I look down, my nose runs. Then I get totally stopped up and start to cough when my throat burns. The result: a sinus headache.

"It's just allergies," my friends say, but it doesn't help to be able to identify the problem. I'm miserable. Friends prescribe, offer advice, try to help. But it lingers.

Feel sorry for me now? Me, too. It's 102 today. Maybe I'll go lay by the pool and let the sweat soak it out of me. Oh, no, it's windy. How will I work up a sweat? I told you I'm a baby.