Living in 2011

I'm grateful to live in 2011 and have cough drops, TWELVE hour decongestant medicine, ibuprofen, kleenex, and vitamin C tablets. Oh and not to mention a little honey on a spoon with lemon oil on it = instant relief. How did the pioneers get through it all?? I don't think I'll ever know. I mean, this is just a bad virus/cold but what about them having no epidural when having a baby? Not that I would know, but it still makes me cringe to try to imagine.