We are all bound to fall sick once in a while because it’s also a part of human nature even though it varies from person to person. I don’t remember the last time I went to the hospital cos I was sick but if it’s for a general checkup, that’s fine. Others I know on the other hand are always in and out of the hospital every blessed day due to health conditions. That’s life for you.
I know that we have all lied to our parents that we were sick just to skip school. I don’t really think I was that kind of child growing up because I loved school so much. I didn’t want to miss any drama in school because apparently, the day you miss school is the day all the drama happens. I always wanted to be there when it happened.😂 However, there were days I really didn’t want to go to school cos I didn’t do my homework and I didn’t know how to go about it. On days like this, I would fake being sick and my parents would always believe me.
But, there were days when I was actually really really sick and when I get sick it’s really bad. It’s funny how sometimes a big girl like me cries when I’m sick, especially when I’m in pain but I guess that’s normal. No one likes to fall sick but sometimes it just happens. In my house, once you’re sick, everyone becomes extra nice to especially your siblings who used to act like your enemies.😂 Imagine my younger sister doing something I asked her to do while on my sick bed know pretty well she wouldn’t have done it on a normal day. It’s more like you get to upgrade from princess treatment to Queen of England treatment.😂
One thing about me when I’m sick is that I don’t eat, not even a bit. I just lay down the whole day either asleep or just staring at God knows what. But, my mom is know for her legendary light soup which gets everyone out of their sick bed as fast as possible. I guess everyone who grew up in Ghana or should I say Africa knows how much we love soups. Light soup, is mostly associated with sick people. You’d mostly hear people saying oh, my sister is at the hospital or this person is sick and I’m making light soup for them. Yes, that’s the remedy for every sickness if you ask me.
Basically, light soup can also be called pepper soup cos it’s made with fish or meat depending on your preference, with some garden eggs, tomatoes and what have you. Thinking about it now, it’s funny how a sick person would want pepper soup with all that pepper(sometimes lol). I guess it’s a part of us and so we are used to it now. In summary, that one home remedy that gets me back on my feet the quickest when I’m sick obviously light soup/ pepper soup!
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