Encounter with the Universe: Medical Report steve is right. We've been out here in the pouring rain waiting. I came right over after my visit to a walk-in clinic. All we have to do in Canada is show our gold-plated Health Card. Weirdly, there was no one lined up in the waiting room. I told the doctor that I couldn't stop coughing. She gave me a face mask. She checked all my vitals and said my chest sounded clear, but I was suffering from reactive airways. That sounded like a low-budget airline: Fly Reactive Airways. She said she could give me a cortisone inhaler which after several weeks may or may not help or I could do nothing and after several weeks it may or may not get better. I'll have a hot water, rum, lemon, and honey. Don't worry, I'll just sit here in the corner in my face mask.