Conspiracy of the Cold.
I am so angry as I have just wasted a week. Plus I feel like I have been tossed from a moving train. I still don't feel all that great, but I am slowly trying to function on the normal side of life.
I am the kind of person whose body does not deal well with a simple cold. I become so ill I end up flat in bed and begin to imagine it will soon be time for me to board the boat to cross the River Styx.
I am angry because most places of employment harass or shame you into coming to work sick. "Oh, it's only a cold." This is especially shameful in hospitals where I work. Peers come in hacking and sneezing and soon the germs run the entire gamet of the place. The poor patients are the worse to suffer. I cannot imagine trying to recover from major surgery and fighting a cold given to you by a healthcare worker at the same time.
My biggest outburst of anger is directed toward the pharmaceutical companines who tight-fistedly dominate the healthcare field.
When I was in nursing school I read an interesting article that claimed there may very well be a cure for the common cold and the big drug companies purchased the patent and sealed it away. First I thought it was humerous. However, here's a thought. Go into a large chain drug store with a pad and pen and begin writting down every item that would not be on the shelves if there were no colds. I assure you that your fingers will cramp from writting before you have finished checking only two aisles.
The cold medications that are on those shelves do not work - not one of them. Also, some studies say that taking over the counter medications only prolong the duration of the cold.
Should I be angry ? Yes. And so should you. Science can conjure up a baby according to somebody's itemized specifications, yet we can not conquer the common cold. Come on, Folks.
