I spent most of the winter solstice in bed.
I popped a couple of codeine-based pain pills in the morning (Aunt Flo she was a-visiting) and promptly had an anaphylactic reaction to them.My throat swelled up, as did my lips, cheeks and face. I was covered in hives. I was so swollen I looked like Jocelyn Wildenstein.
I took to bed with an old-school Stephen King novel and a cup of chamomile tea, and waited for the swelling to subside.
