The 21st Century -- not everything changes!
I can cure Thager syndrome and Zyth plague. I have treatments for 13 out of 16 known strains of Space Herpes. I have diagnostic equipment that won't be invented for centuries, and medicines from several galaxies.
I have a common cold, and I am completely helpless.
My throat hurts, my nose and ears are stuffy, and my chest is congested. I feel horrid, and there's nothing I can do except alleviate the symptoms. I keep telling myself that it's humbling; it's good for doctors to be reminded that we are not omnipotent! But honestly, I can't bring myself to care. I'm honking like a goose and coughing phlegm and I feel absolutely disgusting.
Which is why I spent the morning walking around the Hub in a mask and gloves and sanitising everything I usually touch. No, it's not some kind of sick fetish... or at least, it's not my sick fetish -- around here, it's best not to speculate. I just don't want to infect anyone else.
Needless to say, I won't be working in the med bay today except in case of emergency. I'm just going to sit here with my mug of hot honey-lemon tea and my tissues.
I hate being ill. It's like a direct slap in the face to my reason for existence. :(
I have a common cold, and I am completely helpless.
My throat hurts, my nose and ears are stuffy, and my chest is congested. I feel horrid, and there's nothing I can do except alleviate the symptoms. I keep telling myself that it's humbling; it's good for doctors to be reminded that we are not omnipotent! But honestly, I can't bring myself to care. I'm honking like a goose and coughing phlegm and I feel absolutely disgusting.
Which is why I spent the morning walking around the Hub in a mask and gloves and sanitising everything I usually touch. No, it's not some kind of sick fetish... or at least, it's not my sick fetish -- around here, it's best not to speculate. I just don't want to infect anyone else.
Needless to say, I won't be working in the med bay today except in case of emergency. I'm just going to sit here with my mug of hot honey-lemon tea and my tissues.
I hate being ill. It's like a direct slap in the face to my reason for existence. :(