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I’m still sick. Or to describe it more accurately — “sick again” — as old symptoms that I thought I’d gotten beyond (such as my sore throat) keep coming back again for round two, round three. My voice is back about 30% of normal, though not consistently. But those are mere nuisances compared to The Cough. I’m coughing when I’m awake, I’m coughing in my sleep, when I can sleep. I know this because coughing fits are making their way into my dreams. Last night it was “at” Saratoga, inspired by the Travers, no doubt. But I’m not sleeping much. I get a few hours of productive time in the day, but in the evening, it all comes crashing back down, like about now. So, again this week, blogging may be sporadic.
But as sick as I am, I have to say I still count myself fortunate. Why? Because the Saskatchewan Roughriders are sicker. Much, much sicker.
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  1. Sounds rather like the bug that rattled our household for several months beginning last November. I blame the grandbrats. But it was particularly vicious, and cyclical. Just when we thought we had shaken it, we were laid low again. Still have residual cough. Kate – take care of yourself.

  2. Some of these really strange bugs seemed to hit here right after Obama sent illegals from Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala to every state in the union to go to school. I’m sure the “Public Health” authorities know about it, but most are loyal social justice warriors who would never put the health of Americans first.

  5. When you’ve got a relentless cough that just will NOT pack it in, remember one word, Kate: Delsym.
    It has the same basic drug – Dextromethorphan – in a lot of cough bottles these days, but Delsym has some sort of proprietary formulation called Dextromethorphan Polistirex, that has a time release feature. One shot and you’re good for 12 hours. It is truly the only thing that got us through that ridiculously lingering cough-thing that everybody had last year.
    It used to be regularly available here in Canada, but I haven’t seen it in our pharmacies in years. I had to buy it online. Worth every single penny of the currency exchange plus 10 dollars shipping.
    Best of luck, missus.

  6. Mkelley:
    I have to disagree with you. We (Canada-USA) import food from the countries you mention. Pineapples, bananas and nuts can carry any disease that God has wrought! Maybe adding border inspectors would alleviate the problem. Who knows? I was in Hong Kong airport last year. Most of the clerks, agents etc. were wearing masks. When I asked why the masks, they replied, ”foreign diseases.” And I did have to accept that I was, for the moment, ”the foreigner.”
    Keeping in mind that Hong Kong was once a part of the Commonwealth.
    God bless Kate.

  9. The people calling for Corey Chamblins head after 0-4 are laughing and saying I told ya so at this point. That s### show earlier was the worst I’ve seen in years and lord knows whether that is rock bottom yet. Pulling Smith for Sunseri was mind blowing, the last straw for me and probably anyone else who still had some belief in Chamblins ability to coach.
    #FireChamblin

  10. Any chance it’s pertussis? aka whooping cough. I had that a couple years ago, real nasty. My niece almost died from it.

  19. I highly recommend cough syrup with codeine. It’s the only thing that helped the cough that accompanied influenza. It’s available over the counter but they limit how often you can purchase a bottle.

  20. Kate: I had a run in with this last year, and after 5 weeks the Doc prescribed 10 days of penicillin. For the cough I used W*tkins Medicated ointment on the soles of my feet at night. After reading that this was a good way to control coughing in infants, I thought it couldn’t harm to try it. Slept much better till I recovered. Get well soon Kate.

  21. “Pulling Smith for Sunseri was mind blowing”
    Sunseri is not a QB.. Handles the ball like PA little girl
    Blake Simms, Crimson Tide, at least learned the theory of WINNING

  23. Beware of cough syrups that suppress coughing and lead to pneumonia. Also dangerous for kids.
    Good luck. Good film to divert you called Locke on Netflix Canada about a man taking telephone calls as he drives to London. An acting tour de force.

  25. Tussaminic (prescription only) cough syrup with codeine is a Godsend when afflicted with a terrible cough.I also had bout of persistant cough last winter..it came from the very bottom of my chest,nothing would move and it sounded terrible.Went to Dr..no meds given,was told it had to ‘run it’s course’ After 3 wks of agonizing cough,I went to a walk-in clinic with nurse practictioner,and was given an inhaler (have never used one prev)..it was Teva-Salbutamol HFA.After just a few ‘puffs’ I was feeling MUCH improved,and it stopped the cough.

  26. Tussaminic (prescription only) cough syrup with codeine is a Godsend when afflicted with a terrible cough.I also had bout of persistant cough last winter..it came from the very bottom of my chest,nothing would move and it sounded terrible.Went to Dr..no meds given,was told it had to ‘run it’s course’ After 3 wks of agonizing cough,I went to a walk-in clinic with nurse practictioner,and was given an inhaler (have never used one prev)..it was Teva-Salbutamol HFA.After just a few ‘puffs’ I was feeling MUCH improved,and it stopped the cough.

  27. A veterans for Harper Facebook group is taking on the myths.
    “Well I am impressed. Just since I have been and Admin on this page I have noticed a steadily increasing number of anti conservative pro CVA and ABC posts here. This means only one thing they are running scared or we wouldn’t even be a blip on their radar. Organized opposition is what they fear the most as we as veterans can punch big holes in their fake arguments and talking points. There is nothing a Liberal or NDP fear more than an educated, informed and fact based argument. In fact when I checked on Friday ABC had about 1100 followers. We are now almost 1400 followers with another 2000 talking about us. Keep sharing, keep posting and eventually the general public will see through their one issue agenda.”
    https://www.facebook.com/vetsfortheCPC

  30. It’s the same virus I had about a month ago. It made the rounds in Calgary and sounds as though it’s made its way east.
    This too will pass — but not without a lot more coughing!

  33. If you have some time Goggle Virginia Governor “Terry McAuliffe”
    and follow “ALL” his Business Connections & Political History….(Hillary’s brother)
    I am sure that NJ Casinos would bar him, if you know what I mean.

  34. O’narcissist.
    “Looking for water to flush his toilet,”.
    …-
    “When the wells run dry: California drought forcing some families to live in ‘Third-World-type conditions’”
    “TULARE, Calif. – Looking for water to flush his toilet, Tino Lozano pointed a garden hose at some buckets in the bare dirt of his yard. It’s his daily ritual now in a community built by refugees from Oklahoma’s Dust Bowl. But only a trickle came out; then a drip, then nothing more.”
    “http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/08/31/when-wells-run-dry-california-drought-forcing-some-families-to-live-in-third/?intcmp=hplnws
    …-
    “CNS | Obama’s Focus in Oil-Rich Alaska Is Climate Change–As Putin Deploys Warships”

  37. Mohammed Blinks Confirmed.
    c.c. Citoyen MulcairBloc.
    “Crude traded in New York surged 27 per cent in three days, the most since August 1990 when Iraq invaded Kuwait.”
    …-
    “Oil caps biggest three-day gain in 25 years as OPEC says it’s ready to talk to producers about ‘fair prices’”
    “The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, responsible for about 40 per cent of the world’s supply, said in a monthly publication it’s willing to talk, “but this has to be on a level playing field.””
    http://business.financialpost.com/news/energy/oil-jumps-to-1-month-high-as-opec-says-its-ready-to-talk-to-producers-about-fair-prices

  38. Mao* Stlong Report.
    Is Mao* imploding?
    …-
    “Blast Seen in Chemical Industry Zone in Shandong, Daily Reports”
    “An explosion was seen and heard in a chemical-industry zone in eastern China’s Shandong province at 11:25 p.m. local time on Monday,”.
    “A chemical warehouse fire and explosion in northern China’s Tianjin municipality on Aug. 12 killed at least 158 people, including 94 firefighters,”.
    http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-31/blast-seen-in-chem-ind-zone-in-shandong-china-peoples-daily
    *Liberal Justine’s favourite dictator.

  39. Interesting, thanks for this link.
    I’m currently reading Secrets of the Koran which is a real eye-opener. There is so much I didn’t know about it.

  40. Mohammed’s “influx”.
    “… authorities let thousands of undocumented people travel on towards Germany, the favored destination for many.”
    …-
    “Migrant trains reach Germany as EU asylum system creaks”
    “The influx is a crisis for the European Union, which has eliminated border controls between 26 “Schengen area” states but requires asylum seekers to apply in the first EU country they reach – something that is often ignored as migrants race from the fringes of the bloc to its more prosperous heart.”
    http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCAKCN0R01IV20150831
    …-
    “Spanish newspaper: Europe got Muslims for Jews”
    “The truth must be told! All European life died in Auschwitz
    By Sebastian Vilar Rodrigez
    I walked down the street in Barcelona, and suddenly discovered a terrible truth – Europe died in Auschwitz.
    We killed six million Jews and replaced them with 20 million Muslims. In Auschwitz we burned a culture, thought, creativity, and talent. We destroyed the chosen people, truly chosen, because they produced great and wonderful people who changed the world.”
    http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1531607/posts

  41. Maybe this is too obvious, Kate – but have you seen a doctor? It might just be a stubborn virus which will eventually clear up on its own, but it may also be something more serious.

  42. Joe Mao*s Confessions.
    “a slew of confessions”.
    “Igal Halfin investigates the phenomenon of a mass surrender to the will of the state.”
    …-
    “China’s state media announce confessions in stock market probe”
    “Chinese state media announced a slew of confessions on Monday following investigations into dramatic stock market fluctuations, including from a reporter who said he had spread false information that had caused “panic and disorder”.
    An official from China’s securities regulator, and four senior executives from China’s largest brokerage, CITIC Securities , confessed to insider dealing, the official Xinhua news agency reported.”
    http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-business/asian-pacific-business/chinas-state-media-announce-confessions-in-stock-market-probe/article26162861/
    …-
    “Stalinist Confessions”
    “During Stalin’s Great Terror, accusations of treason struck fear in the hearts of Soviet citizens, and lengthy imprisonment or firing squads often followed. Many of the accused sealed their fates by agreeing to confessions after torture or interrogation by the NKVD. Some, however, gave up without a fight. Igal Halfin investigates the phenomenon of a mass surrender to the will of the state. He deciphers the skillfully rendered discourse through which Stalin defined his cult of personality and consolidated his power by building a grassroots base of support and instilling a collective psyche in every citizen.”
    http://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780822973522
    *Liberal Justine’s favourite dictator.

  44. Liberal Wynnetario’s Porn & Finance Shew.
    …-
    “Paid police suspensions cost Ontario taxpayers more than $13,000 per day, investigation reveals”
    “At least 80 police officers in Ontario were on suspension with pay during a three-week period this summer” (NP)
    …-
    “Ontario police officer has earned more than $600,000 since being suspended in 2008”
    “Durham Regional Police Const. Glen Turpin has twice been convicted on criminal charges and has been convicted three times on Police Services Act charges” (NP)
    …-
    “Ontario Liberals release ad promoting sex-ed curriculum”
    http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ontario-liberals-release-ad-promoting-sex-ed-curriculum/article26164063/

  45. I hope you feel better. I’ve had a long term debilitating cough and found relief with liquid gold in the form of Tussinex, a cough syrup with hydrocodone. It is the only thing which allowed me to sleep. Unfortunately, sometime in the last 24 months or so, the US FDA reclassified it as a Class II drug, making it too much trouble for most docs to prescribe. If Canadian docs can write an Rx for it, though, I highly recommend the stuff. Can’t get better if you can’t sleep, and this makes that possible…

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