I have recently been the guest host for one of those terrible colds that just get worse and worse until you feel like you are going to drown in your own fluids and can’t walk for more than a few feet without getting tired and wanting to have a nice nap. Why these things are not considered to be parasites, I do not know.
I went to the Doctor’s office seeking help or at least a restraining order against the unwelcome visitor. The lady that was trying to help me started asking those questions that are so helpful to health care professionals but seem to people like me to be setup lines for bad jokes.
When she got to the question asking me to describe the copious amounts of phlegm that I have been ejecting, I responded, “Like evil cottage cheese.”
She looked at me strangely for a second, then did that head turn thing that usually means, ”Oh!! That was unexpected! I suddenly want to throw up a little.”
Then she asked me what color it was. “Green”, I responded, “Green is the color of evil cottage cheese.”
I don’t think she will ever eat cottage cheese again, judging from the look on her face.
She did give me a permit to go to a specialist and purchase antibiotics to rid myself of evil.
I have heard it said that the health care system in this country is broken. I don’t think it is broken, I just think it is very, very expensive.
