The nose and the hair

The nose and the hair, sounds like children's classic fable the turtle and the hare! But mine is no fable or moral story but a real one. Now Ranjan has a big nose many say; for me it is part of his charm. Ranjan has, or should I say had, abundant nose hair that often needed clipping. With all that is happening I did not realise that the hair once visible had vanished and completely forgot a friend of Parul's who had cancer recounting how losing the hair in her nose was a nightmare as the nose kept dripping. So here I am with a new unexpected 'side effect': a dripping nose. The first line of defence is obviously stocking the house with loads of packets of tissue paper. But there is one more worry: nose hair is also our first line of defence against harmful environmental pathogens such as germs, fungus, and spores, and with someone with low immunity that is a big one. So what now. Help Mr Google!

I have been busy searching the net because I really do not care about a dribbling nose, but the germs and spores frighten me to death as we live in a land where these abound and with the clogged rainwater drain in front of my house it becomes a real nightmare. And it is one of the side effects no one talks about! Some patient chat rooms talk about nose filters. I guess it looks like a good idea particularly when he decides to go out to crowded places. I have just discovered they are available in India so let me see how to get them!

I guess the next hurdle are the lashes. They protect the eye from debris. I guess a woman could use false eye lashes for cosmetic purposes but I do not see Ranjan doing that! And there seems to be no other option. I guess wearing his glasses would help with the dust, debris and insects. Will see when it happens!