don't talk

I suffered a really bad cold in April and I had a little bit of a, well, let's say I felt a little under the weather these last couple of days. As always my voice was the most effected both times. And God forbid if I take any care of it. Every night on the long weekend I was singing and dancing, the dancing is ok it's the singing or better said, the shouting that stresses the vocal cords. The only true remedy is to keep quiet for a while and let the vocal cords rest. But it's me, I can't stop talking! I'll die! or else I'll loose my voice and then I'll die ...