Sunscreen and expectorant

I'm sick, sunburnt with a painful hacking cough.

Its a terrible combination. If i try to ease the burn on my back with something cool, i cough more. And then if i don't, i cough anyway, and end up sore all over and inside out and baaaargh.

So Bear came home today after a marathon "doing Bearish wind-tunnel testing stuff" at uni, all tired and hot and hungry, and was greeted by a Suyin in bed pretending to be asleep so as to fool the throat into not coughing.

"can i get you anything sweetie?"

"medicine. to stop the coughing."

(cough cough)

"what about the one we have? from the last time i was sick?"

"No. Old. probably bad."

(coooough cough coughh cougggh)

"what kind of cough do you have?"

"bad. hurts. mucus."

(couggh coughh arrrgh)

"they'll probably give you the same stuff anyway"

"I Don't Care! Want New Medicine to Stop Coughing!"

(COUGH COUGH COUGH)

"Alright then, we'll go to the pharmacy and get you some stuff."

"I don't want to go out. Have to get dressed and wear bra. Hurts."

At this point i think Bear gave up, and I went and got dressed because sometimes, you just have to not throw a tantrum. Even when u're sick and miserable and think you have every right to do so.

Now i have some wacky throat-spray (to numb the throat!) and some really green cough medicine called an Expectorant, which breaks up the mucus and brings it up, or something like that.

Now all i need is new skin!