# Mrs. L.A. is sick **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 4, 2016, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-l-a-is-sick/745120 "2016-02-04T03:16:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-l-a-is-sick/745120/21 "2016-02-05T00:41:41Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Still whispering (pretty much), but she seems to be improving. Anyway, she’s _much_ better than she was last night. Is she channeling John Astin? Good news. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-l-a-is-sick/745120/22 "2016-02-05T01:04:44Z")
She says she continues to feel better. But she’s a bit light-headed. I asked her if she had a stroke. She said she actually did self-assess her face today to see if she had. (She didn’t.) The oatmeal stayed down, and the had a bologna sandwich a couple of hours ago that is staying put. Haven’t noticed her taking frequent trips to the toilet. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-l-a-is-sick/745120/23 "2016-02-05T01:33:54Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > It sounds like ebola…or possibly space aids. Space herpes. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-me2inj1nNw/hqdefault.jpg "Space Herpe - Ice Pirates (1984)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-me2inj1nNw) > [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Still whispering (pretty much), but she seems to be improving. Anyway, she’s _much_ better than she was last night. Glad she’s feeling better and will resist the temptation to request several doses of any germs that keep a wife quiet for more than 24 hours. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-l-a-is-sick/745120/24 "2016-02-05T01:47:13Z")
Best wishes for a speedy recovery? As for the voice (and yes I know… placebo…) but hot tea with lemon & honey. Also, rub her back. (It can’t hurt & she’s felling really under the weather) ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-l-a-is-sick/745120/25 "2016-02-05T01:47:22Z")
Here’s hoping she feels better everyday. Also hope you don’t get it too. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-l-a-is-sick/745120/26 "2016-02-05T02:15:16Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > Space herpes. > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-me2inj1nNw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-me2inj1nNw) Hehe! I forgot about that movie. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-l-a-is-sick/745120/27 "2016-02-05T03:11:01Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > Hehe! I forgot about that movie. How could you forget that movie? 😃 The Missus is definitely feeling better, but she still doesn’t have her voice. She’s drinking tea with honey and lemon now, and I made her some tollhouse cookies. I lost my voice several years ago. Seems it took a week to fully get it back. She needs her voice for her job. Any tips? ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-l-a-is-sick/745120/28 "2016-02-05T03:23:25Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > How could you forget that movie? 😃 > > The Missus is definitely feeling better, but she still doesn’t have her voice. She’s drinking tea with honey and lemon now, and I made her some tollhouse cookies. I lost my voice several years ago. Seems it took a week to fully get it back. She needs her voice for her job. Any tips? Get her a speak and spell? Ok, I don’t (ever) have any real answers, but I hope she gets well. I’m off to download Ice Pirates. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-l-a-is-sick/745120/29 "2016-02-05T14:58:16Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > How could you forget that movie? 😃 > > The Missus is definitely feeling better, but she still doesn’t have her voice. She’s drinking tea with honey and lemon now, and I made her some tollhouse cookies. I lost my voice several years ago. Seems it took a week to fully get it back. She needs her voice for her job. Any tips? Our family standard for sore throats or weak voices has always been a teaspoon of dark honey; we always called it “Cuban honey” but that name may be from an old (1960s or earlier) brand. The stuff I have currently came from a larger grocery store and is almost black in color. For OTC relief my fallbacks were always “Fisherman’s Friend” or “Thannis” \ The modern version of the latter seems to be Cepacol Fisherman’s Friend is still current [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-l-a-is-sick/745120.md?page=1)