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I took a couple of days off blogging because I was on the tail end of a Taiwanese Cold: Deluxe Edition, featuring chills, fatigue, sore throat, and compromised breathing (I have a bit of asthma). I had no voice for three days. I'm much better now.
On the second day of the cold one of my intrepid Taiwanese classmates named Maggie accompanied me to a local clinic. After the doctor listened to me breathe through a stethoscope, he explained that my asthma was aggravated by my cold. Lots of people have been getting sick because it's been warm during the day and cold at night, and the humidity is as high as always.
I got a special nebulizer treatment while Maggie pounded my back. Man, Taiwanese girls have so much strength in their hands it's not even funny. The mucus in my lungs didn't stand a chance.
The kindly doctor came over to check on me. "Is okay for you?" He asked, in English.
I nodded. The doctor told me I could come back to get the nebulizer treatment whenever I needed it; it was free.
I spent the next few days holed up in my room watching Disney movies, sleeping, drinking tea and taking meds. I went to class but didn't talk much. Today I sound just about normal. I'm going to karaoke in a few minutes. We'll see how that goes.
Whew! Glad that bit's over with. Now I can get back to my life.
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