Abstract
Recently, the editor was sick with coughing, hoarseness, mild fever, and a tight chest. My physician, confirming my personal diagnosis of bronchitis, prescribed an antibiotic, cough syrup, a bronchodilator inhalant, and several days of bed rest with minimal vocalization. (In layperson terms, quaff up, rest up, and shut up!) How does a busy biology professor with classes to teach, research students to mentor, and numerous other responsibilities take such a hiatus from work? So against the advice of my physician and my good wife, I persevered on attempting to sustain school, editorial, church, and family responsibilities. What was the outcome? I experienced a prolonged bronchitis, which persisted even after a second round of antibiotics.