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  3. I’m sorry you’re struggling. The cartoon made me laugh. Thanks! ( Got a migraine that’s just now starting to settle)

    • Sadly, one good thing about menopause, at least for me when hormones were major (tho not solely) triggers.

      Look forward to Maturity (sounds better than “getting older”)

      That was a joke bc getting older is still a blessing. You get more comfortable giving your opinions and thinking that spandex and elastic waistbands and really comfortable shoes are the bestest.

      • Getting older beats the heck out of the only other option.
        I was also happy to hit menopause, though my reason was much shallower. My skin finally stopped breaking out.
        I’m not sure that the trade was an excellent one, since my dyslexia got worse, and I’m having some painful arthritic symptoms.
        But I’ll take it.

  4. Sorry for laughing as hard as I am, but, you did post these! Ah, may you feel better VERY soon. Wonky voices are sucky.

  5. Lol, you sound like Marge Simpson. When I had this I sounded like Marcel Marceau. (He was a mime, didn’t sound like anything.

  6. Thanks for additional boast to my day. I’m rereading Iron & Magic, now I also get a laugh from your post. Crud sucks – makes you so sick & tired of being sick & tired. Hope you’re crud less soon.

  9. When I had this cold I sound like Brenda Viccarro after she smoked a couple of packs. Now I just have a lingering cough. Being sick blows.

  10. Ugh.. hope you feel better soon. I get respiratory infections every year and can’t breathe, can’t sleep, and don’t even feel like reading. We already have a flu outbreak where I live.

  11. Laryngitis- STOP talking!!!!!!! Learn sign if you must!! Tea with honey and cough suppressant meds, chicken soup and No More TALKING X 3 days.

    Please take care of yourself. You are important to all your fans and especially your sweet family.

  12. Excellent. Lifted my spirits. In our joint they saturate agriculture foir miles around with aerial spraying of SALT WATER ++++chemicals to cause leaves to die and fall off. Then they LITERALLY tie giant motorized belts around trees to shake down the product and EVERY OTHER PIECE OF DIRT DUST etc onto the ground to pick thru and harvest. The amt of krap in the air is stunning. Everybody sounds just like this for next 3 months. Then in January everyone has bronchitis pneumonia. Not at all connected don cha know. Wishing you great weekend and fresh air.

  13. I work in call centers and thus know well the joy one has when your voice takes a vacation. I frequently get called sir. Or, when I worked for a certain Mouse House, Ariel. Feel better soon.

  14. ????I pushed play on the voice clip and my male dogs freaked out till I showed them my phone. I hope you guys feel better soon.????????
    ????????

  15. My mother’s Irish farm remedy was shots of lemon juice (no alcohol). I’ve used it, but if you have acid reflux problems, maybe better to do lemon juice with hot water. (It’s sort of like tea.)
    Sometimes a dance break is helpful; five minutes or so twice a day to boogie and bop to your favorite tunes. (Endorphins to chase away the “crud blues”.)
    Hope you are feeling better soon!☕☕

  16. Never saw this movie. Love the cat. My kinda cat. (I have one. Or she has me. After 10 1/2 years, it is still up in the air). Hope you feel better sometime soon.

  18. I am a soprano. I still sound like a teenager. My cats and dogs barely listen to me. My vet told me I have to drop my voice to get any respect from my cats.
    And that never works. But when I get sick ,my voice drops to an alto. It’s deep and raspy . I love it. I finally sound grown up.
    Get well soon. My mom always gargled w warm salt water. And tea with honey.
    Watch the princess bride.
    I love old movies like “Bringing up baby w Cary Grant.” Or “North by northwest.”

    • Cats listen, they just don’t obey. Obnoxious beasties – but we love them anyway.

      These days, I’m a contralto, sliding toward baritone. (Kid you not, the tenor parts are too high for me to match when I sing along.) It doesn’t help with cats, though the dogs might be a bit more obedient if you can sound the a drill sergeant.

  19. Ye gods! Maybe downgrade to eloquent eyes or sign language instead of talking. Just a suggestion to those of you with the crud. It usually takes a day or two before I remember this myself, but after brushing my teeth I dip my toothbrush in the original Brown Listerine and let dry so I stop reinfecting myself and change my drinking glass every day.

    I used to get a tooth infection every 3-4 months due to recedeing gums and my son told me what worked for him. Swish with original Brown Listerine daily, nearly peeled the skin off my tongue straight so I diluted it about a third with water. I haven’t had an infection for least six years! The other flavors did not work for him, just the original so that’s what I’ve stayed with. Feel better everyone!

  20. A massage teacher once shared that her Russian grandmother always went out and got KIJAFA CHERRY WINE anytime any of her grandchildren had a cough and made them drink a glass. Something about cherries being a natural expectorant. According to her, it was amazingly effective. There’s a reason why cough syrups are cherry flavored.
    Get well soon. ????????

  21. First, you’re right: you did sound like Marge Simpson!!! Second, I forgot how much I loved that movie! I think I know what I’ll do before watching the Australian rules football grand final tonight! Off to Netflix!! Thanks for this!

  22. When I’m sick, I sound like Barry White. I’m a receptionist, I used to make my co workers laugh by singing to them. The last time I sang I can’t get enough of your love to Debbie, she said she had to go change.

  26. Feel better soon, dear. Don’t worry, the voice will come back. You will be yourself again in no time. Rest, liquids, you know the drill.

    (You did sound like Marge, but I really prefer when you sound like Ilona…)

  27. Look at it this way. The “crud” usually lasts about 7 days. You have been dealing for about half that. You are nearly well. We will just cheer you on for these last few days of healing.

    At least you aren’t drinking tea made with plastic tea bags. I was amazed at how soon after you did your “tea” blog that all those news stories started cropping up about how bad plastic tea bags are. Thank you for bringing it to my attention. I hadn’t even realized that plastic tea bags are a thing.

  33. My father recommended gargling with peroxide, so I got some Crest Peroxile and gargled… next day I had a voice. I’m starting to feel like the girl from My Big Fat Greek Wedding where her dad used Windex on everything. ????????‍♀️

  34. ????????so funny.. Voice acting is a wonderful well paying career with a lot of competition.

    I heard a story of a large man with a slight speech impediment and an unusual tone to his voice. He worked as a security guard. Someone suggested he try voice work. He thought they were making fun of him. Before he punched them out they convinced him it was on the up and up. The next time they saw him he had not only got the job he was making big $$$.

    Feel better soon????

  35. Loved the cartoon. You have my sympathy and best wishes for getting better fast Winter bronchitis was a way of life for me as a youngster. I was once advised to just “pamper myself and enjoy being sick.” If I had enough wax I’d have made doll of that person and stuck it full of pins.

  38. Hope you feel better soon.

    When I’m sick my go to is OJ, lemon ginger tea with honey, and lots of water. Be sure to eat healthy things that are easy on the stomach.

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