This morning it occurred to me that maybe the reason I felt like crap was not because I was still sick but because I basically haven’t eaten or drunk anything in days. Maybe something cold and sweet would do the trick, I thought. I staggered outdoors for the first time all week and went and bought a drive-thru McDonalds milkshake.
By the time I got back home I was shivering head-to-toe and climbed into bed and pulled three blankets on top of me, leaving the shake half-consumed.