The Case of the Male Cold

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Over the past few weeks, I’ve been under the weather. My throat has felt raw, my nose has been congested, and my sinuses have been throbbing. To top it all off, I’ve been enduring a seemingly endless cough that produces an unpleasant green mucus (I apologize for the graphic detail). Given that my son was battling an ear infection and strep throat, it was inevitable that I would catch something. After starting antibiotics for a sinus infection last week, I began to feel better—just in time for my husband, Mark, to fall ill.

I care deeply for Mark; I genuinely believe we are meant to be together. Life wouldn’t be the same without him. However, when he gets sick, I find myself imagining various escape plans with our children. Why? Because his illness transforms him into a pitiful version of himself.

Yesterday was a case in point. You would have thought he was on the brink of death. I can only envision how he will look fifty years from now, lying on his deathbed, possibly with the same dramatic expression he wore all weekend. “I’m sick,” he lamented, barely able to drag himself out of bed to visit the Minute Clinic for medication and a generous dose of sympathy. An hour later, he called, sounding utterly defeated.

“Did they give you anything?” I asked. “No,” he moaned. “The strep test was negative, and she said it couldn’t be a sinus infection since it just started.”

“It’s a cold,” I replied with a hint of exasperation. “A man-cold.”

Someone send help. I fear we may not make it through this week—either of us.

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