I had that nasty thing a week and a half and it better not come back.  Father in Heaven please take that hurrible cold away from Phil.  In your precious name we pray Amen

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From: Phil Scovell <[log in to unmask]> 

> A little over a week ago, I got my first actual cold in two and a half 
> years. That is a record for me. Wednesday, I felt so good, I thought I was 
> coming out of it but I awakened Thursday morning, early, and every muscle 
> hurt and I felt as if I had been run down by a truck. My throat normally 
> doesn't feel sore or raw any more with a cold but it just hurts, literally 
> hurts, as if someone has hit me with a baseball bat in the throat. I still 
> have my tonsils but I don't know if that has anything to do with it or not. 
> Anyhow, yesterday, Gretchen walked passed my office desk where I was typing 
> and noticed I had a rash on my lower neck. She came and checked and it was 
> spreading down below my collar on to my back and chest. Sandy said it 
> sounded like a strep rash. I didn't want to go to the hospital on a 
> Saturday night because the average wait now on a busy night is literally six 
> hours. Unless you can speak Spanish. Sandy found a nearby clinic where 
> some of the same docs from the hospital work evenings and it cost less for 
> the co pay plus we were only there for 60 minutes. They did a strep culture 
> and I don't have strep. Benadryl was recommended to help the rash, which 
> has helped some, but I hate taking benadryl. I will also be getting some 
> steroids today because the rash is beginning to itch and the doc gave me a 
> prescription for that in case it started to itch. It seems to be starting 
> to do exactly that now. Anyhow, I went to bed so hot, I slept on top of the 
> blankets but four hours later, I awakened freezing cold and got under the 
> covers and tried going back to sleep. That didn't help and I didn't sleep 
> much more so I finally got up before 6 o'clock and climbed into a hot shower 
> for 30 minutes before I felt warm again. Anyhow, I'd appreciate your 
> prayers for more than just one reason when you think about it. I'll try and 
> live but I don't much want to. 
> 
> Phil.