Here's Hoping by Susan L.

  Let's hope one more course of antibiotics will rid me of this infection. At least my ears are clear, their soreness and the cough comes from the throat infection that is determined to hang on.
  I've been musing on the fact that not that long ago, such an infection could have been fatal. I suppose that tragically there are still countries where it still could be.
  It's alarming that the first two prescriptions of the same antibiotic didn't kill the sucker dead. The first time almost had it almost licked but it came back with a vengeance. Resistance to these life saving drugs is increasing at a terrifying rate. These failures are creating an urgent need to replace the ones that no longer work.
  There are intrepid explorers combing the jungles, the oceans, and every other environment to find a new source of antibiotics. Plants and animals with extraordinary healing powers are being scrutinized closely to unlock their secrets. Traditional remedies long held by aboriginal peoples are being investigated by the scientific community. I pray their quest is successful. There are lives at stake and the development of new pharmaceuticals is a long, long process.
  Meanwhile, I'll do the chicken soup thing and continue resting. Scientists have proven there is true healing power in the comfort food of generations.
  "In the middle of the street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations." Rev 22:2