As I sat in my
friends living room I smiled and listened as she told her two-year-old he
couldn’t have cold water. She then got
him a cup of room-temperature water to drink.
It is easy to just smile and listen, even as my friend explained about how
cold or ice water would cause coughing and a running nose. But then when she asked my opinion, I wasn’t
sure how to answer. I tried to reference
all my studies and past professors and respond with a polite, “I don’t believe
cold or ice water has anything to do with it.
Usually a virus or bacteria causes a cough or runny nose.” She continued to bring up other examples of
things they are taught, such as too much time in air conditioning or not
wearing a jacket out on a motorcycle at night might cause coughing or worse yet
bronchitis. I tried to explain the
effect dust or allergens can have as well. I thought maybe I could chalk it all up to old
wives’ tales present in their culture, until she told me how doctors also advise their patients to not eat or
drink too many cold or icy things, as it will cause cold like symptoms,
influenza, or even bronchitis. What do
you say to that? In the end I did a lot
of listening and stating there may be differences in cultures, which didn’t
satisfy my friend as to why doctors here would propagate that.
In other news ...
the construction on the house addition continues. It is even possible to visualize how we might use the space and arrange furniture!
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| Looking in from the front towards the back-alley-way door. |
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Additional Space
A roof has been put on and about half of the floor has been cemented, along will all walls.
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From left to right:
back door to alley-way, additional bathroom, washing and kitchen space, and entrance from existing house to the addition.
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There is definitely a lot still to be done, but it is exciting to see progress and a resemblance of what it may look like! We just hope to be able to move in before the baby comes, though we're not holding our breath.
