Boy, what an unhealthy week we've all had! Here's hoping the next one is free of disease and injury.

Todd I'm glad you're on the mend. Me, well, I'm not sure why this hit me quite so hard. I could just kick my son -- his fever dropped on Friday evening, and you'd have thought nothing had happened to him. He was up and begging to get outside on his skateboard, and eating everything in front of him. Other than a mild cough, he's back to his normal teenage self.

As for me, I still feel like I've been hit in the head with a sledgehammer. I'm up all night having coughing fits and night sweats, and as soon as I get up in the morning and try to eat breakfast, I feel like going to bed again so I crawl back upstairs. I haven't been out of the house in a week. My voice still sounds like Walter Mathau after smoking a pack of cigarettes. I've lost ten pounds, and I have all the energy of a zombie on qualudes. I want my life back!!!

One of my clients is asking for a meeting this week, so I'm going to have to pull myself together. Wish me luck.