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Originally Posted by Barefoot
When I had a cough, my grandmother would put Vicks Vapour Rub on my chest with a paper bag over it.
I wonder if the paper bag had healing qualities ... perhaps she just didn't want me to mess up my pajamas.
Anyway, it was very comforting. I miss my Nana -- Grandparents are great are offering unconditional love.
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My mother was an RN and owned a glass syringe. She kept penicillin in the fridge, and at the first sign of sniffles, that syringe was in a pot of boiling water on the stove and me and little brother went into hiding.