Baking Soda Bath Is Pure Heaven

Seven medications and I can spell none of them.
I have thrown sleeping pills and pain reliever into the fray.
For the morphine was not cutting it.
I was in dire pain.  Then I took a baking soda bath.

Pure heaven, that bath.  Instant relief.
Joe ran out and bought all the baking soda the store had.
He had to rent a truck to bring it in. He is crazy like that
When a loved one like me is as sick as I am.  

The truck broke down on the way down the driveway,
But I revved up our magic conveyor belt and we had that baking soda inside
lickety split.  It is filling up the kitchen, the hallway, and most of the bathroom.
I have enough room to squeeze into the tub, so all is good.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Faulkner Avatar
June 6, 2019 at 12:31 PM
So sweet of him, to buy all the store's baking soda for you - I hope you rest and recover soon - my hubby's still dealing with the pain of his recent sickness (unfortunately it may be permanent)
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June 7, 2019 at 9:17 PM
I am sad to hear about your husband. I am in pain every day with these shingles. They are horrible!
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