Monday, May 2, 2011

Phlegm as spider webs

Small one has caught whatever the sickness was that persisted with me for nearly two weeks.  I know it must be the same because I can hear the crackly sound in his larynx that you can only hear when lying down.  It sounds like a rattle in your throat.

Last night at 3am, coughing attacks kept small one awake.  One of his insights as to what is happening to him included this question, after a particularly rough coughing session:

Yuk. Spider webs in mouth.  Milk?