Isn't it ironic there's so many cures for different diseases/ailments but after all these years and years....no cure for the common cold or the flu?.....Catching a cold and the flu really sucks!...The "old time" remedy of drinking brandy or Black Jack never worked for me either!...Just make me throw up!
I do often, swab my keyboard with alcohol ....(since my boys use it too)....and after school, they do a "good hand washing"...or bring in the day's germs!...
I've found those nose strips "Breathe Right" surely help when your nose is clogged up!....Chicken Rice soup also!...Lots of bed rest!...And SLEEP!
You "have the right" when you've got a cold or the flu..to be "grouchy" and darn-right rude!...."Leave me alone and get the blanky-blanky out of here"!....I DO!