EXPERIENCE WITH HOME REMEDY

(PARAGRAPH N°5)
by Claudia F. Díaz Arroyo

Last February I had a very bad cold. (1) I had returned home for vacations, and I
got the flu because my city’s weather was too cold. (2) I felt very tired, and all I wanted
to do was to sleep. (3) I also had a terrible sore throat, it hurt so much I couldn’t even
speak. (4) But the worst part was I felt like I couldn’t breathe because of the nasal
congestion. (5) I took pills for getting better, but it wouldn’t help. (6) It all was driving
me crazy! (7) Then my mom suggested I should try a home remedy. (8) At first, I
refused, even before she explained what she was talking about, since I thought that no
matter what it was, it was definitely going to be disgusting. (9) Still, my mom decided
to give me the recipe. (10) I was so grateful she did! (11) The home remedy was hot tea
mixed with rum, honey and lemon juice. (12) And, though I didn’t like honey, it didn’t
sound bad at all! (13) Mom told me to take it at night, just before going to bed, that way
it would help me faster. (14) That night, I prepared the remedy and took it to my
bedroom, so I could sleep right after drinking it. (15) It tasted so delicious; you
wouldn’t tell it was a flu remedy! (16) The next day, I woke up feeling much better.
(17) The remedy had worked! (18) Most of the pain was gone, and I could talk and
breathe. (18) I was so happy! (19) I continued to drink the remedy for two more days,
and I finally got cured. (20) That time I realized that a home remedy can be very helpful
when treating a bad cold!