April 25, 2012
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
With me, a typical cold is fairly predictable. Day one is when I can feel the cold coming up, with my throat getting sore and my nose starting to itch. Day two is the worst, with perpetual sneezing and sniffing and feeling miserable pretty much for most of the day. Day three (today) is a slightly improved version of day two. Still not feeling great but at least feeling that recovery is on the way. The next couple of days will see improvement still, with the number of sneezes down to manageable proportions, while feeling better day by day. Then it will take another week or so for all symptoms to disappear altogether and my sinuses return to normal.
Because I was still sneezing quite a bit in the morning (and I had not had a good night either) I decided to skip the morning swim and stay in bed for an hour and a half longer and just be in the office at nine. I also cancelled meeting up with Günter because I didn't want to infect him with my germs, and because I didn't quite feel up to it. Throughout the afternoon I started feeling better though, so as I was on my way home after work, I decided that I would stop at Zuiderbad for a swim after all. The pool was busier than in the morning but it wasn't too bad, and afterwards I was actually very happy that I had gone for a swim anyway. I continued sniffing all evening but at least there is some clear improvement. The picture is of the statue of Mary that's on my cupboard, with the light from a lamp shining rather unflatteringly up from underneath.
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