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final update May 10, 2001
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TODAY'S
FEATURE
The
Conversation of Birds
A bedside account of one woman's passing and the loved ones who
showed her the way -- with birdsong.
Frankie is slipping away. She has never fully recovered from her
surgery for gastro-esophageal reflux disease. Weakened by emphysema,
cancer now races through her body, and the hospice nurses, when
pressed, say they do not expect her to live more than a few more
days. Like consumed lovers, we enter a world isolated from external
time and context, and in which she has become the center of our
small, unblinking universe. Through life, birds have taught Frankie
the beauty of stillness and the virtue of becoming invisible, and
as she faced death, she passed these lessons on to us. We are like
birders watching a rare species disappear.
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Almost every time I lie down to sleep my throat begins to
itch and I get a little congested which leads to coughing.
My throat is not at all sore and I have no signs of a cold.
This has been going on for several weeks now. Is there any
apparent reason for this condition and is there anything
I can do about it?
You may be experiencing nasal drainage due to allergies,
which can lead to an irritated throat and then coughing.
You might try taking a nonprescription antihistamine like
Tavist®, Benadryl®,
or chlorpheniramine for a week or so to see if the medicine
dries up the nasal drainage and helps relieve your symptoms.
Please be sure to read and follow the directions on the
label of the medication you choose. If, after a week or
so, these symptoms do not improve, please contact your doctor
for further evaluation.
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