Cough cough cough (30 days and counting)

One of the common illness that I dread most is having the coughs.
It has been years since I last suffered from it - and now that I am down with it, I remember all too clearly why.

I hate the hacking and wracking...the bouts of muscle-pulling spasms.
It is an overall unpleasant experience.

But I realise that with age, it takes longer to recover.
Never before have I suffered from bronchitis.
Neither have I been traumatised by night wheezings and shortness of breath.
With a family history of asthma to contend with, I know that this is something that is now going to be quite common.

I hate missing school...
but need to recover.

Sorry kids