Hope you see this - whatever they're planning on him doing for the royal wedding, they'd better find someone else to do it. He'll probably feel well enough by then to insist he's fine to work, but he'll be wrong. This sort of thing is really hard on the body. Thought I ought to let you know as soon as possible.
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Don't worry, already put a list of rules up on his office door for people to follow.
No phoning the DI. If he phones, put him straight through to me.
No emailing the DI. If he emails, forward it to me.
No sending files to the DI without asking me first (so I can ask you, but I didn't put that on the door)
And I've told the DCI he won't be around for Friday. One of the forensics boys has gone down with something too. Reckon you were spot on with the river being the source.
How is he? He said he felt crap over on his comments. I dont think I've ever heard him admit that before.
Thanks, I appreciate it.
He's very ill. I think he'd be hard pressed not to admit it at this point. I'm impressed he's still mostly making sense, even if his typing's pretty terrible. Most people I've treated with this kind of thing are more...well, curled up under the covers longing for death. He must be the most stubborn man I've ever met.
Am longing fr death. Just don,t want to spend my last hours bord and silent.
Is there a way (not decpatation) ro stop my headache? Csn i have my laptop?
Not stubrron macho. Or masocistic.
Word verifything just called me decrepit. Bout right
First thing I'd try for your head is to stop staring at your phone screen, lie down, and close your eyes. Laptop's only going to make it worse. You ought to be too ill to be bored.
I don't know, do you think you can swallow and keep down paracetamol? Maybe with toast? Rice?
Oh, and Sally - the other man who's sick, he's got family or someone to check up on him?
Laptops got betty screen than phone. Surly better for eyes.
Will try paracetenol . Or you coud knock me out. Muststop throing up somtime right?
Think body needs caffeone am in withdraeel
Tea (with caffeine, not chamomile), toast, paracetamol, and I'll read you something, how's that? Something non-work-related.
Wish I wasntsick so i could ebjoy it properly
You're a much less demanding audience than Sherlock - he always tells me I'm doing the voices wrong.
Doesn't throw up thefood you ake him in the middle of the deity thogh does he.
Story. Mt deity
Was't a critiqe
I hope you feel better soon, Lestrade. What deities are you two reading?
Can Lestrade come and fetch me from extra Latin too today, with you? Is he better?
Sorry Sherlock. John's on the way. I'm still not feeling good.
Sherlock - No, sorry. I think he's a bit better, but definitely not better enough. He needs to rest, but maybe we can all do something this weekend.
He's married, John. Whether she's as doting as you, i don't know.
I take it that he just sent me that email because you were on the school run? Tell him if he sends any more I shall delete them without reading them, so he may as well stop.
If I can't have laptop orfiles can i have my guitar? Can lie on my back n sofa, close my eys and not be bored. Winner?
Definite winner, for everyone.
Being ill is really boring. And why does Mycroft get a proper go on Lestrade's guitar when I'm only allowed to play the strings not make the notes.
Lestrade should stay at home when he's well and be boring at work when he's ill.
Because you can't reach.
And yes, sick leave is wssted on being sick
Too right. I had stomach flu in January, and I was far too busy alternately sleeping and longing for death to enjoy the fact that I was not working.
Don't you miss the days in primary school where you could actually enjoy sick and snow days? All I can think now is where's the ibuprofen and if I can get my car out of the drive.
Lindsay - trying to sleep, because Danger says I have to. Had some pretty horrible dreams. Prefer not sleeping.
itsmeektg - yes. apart from the car bit. Met doesn't believe there is anything can stand in the way of an officer getting to work. car or no car. so just have to be ingenious.
Sally - thanks again. I still don't understand how he even feels well enough to be bored. May resort to having him play board games with Sherlock tomorrow.
Not bord s much as hate jist thinking about beign ill. want distraction.
serioisly better typign on laptop, can Ihave it back?
Do you promise no work?
...All right. I'll get it. Toast?
no, my rice ws penty. actually scared of beign sick again it hurts so much. thanks
maybe ice? feel hot.
I know it's been pretty bad. Hope the laptop is sufficiently distracting.
Ice, check.
...Peeling off one of the four blankets you've got there might also help.
feel hot and cold.
laptop a lot better than phone.
wasn't hallucinating when I said you were the best doc i've ever had
You're sweet, and also I think you're fever's up again.
my bad typing catching? Mycroft will be dissapointd in you. I think you're fever's up again.
doesn't mean i"ll puke again, does it? honestly would rather die.
Yes. Can I blame you? Seems uncharitable when you're sick.
No, probably just means you're tired, don't worry.
ok.
might have a quick shower. Might need help. feeling very weak...plus dont want to cuddle you while i'm all disgustng and sweaty. kill2 birds with one stone if you help me?
Lestrade's definitely on the mend if he's starting to feel frisky :-p
Hah. sorry, defintly not frisky. do want a hug thoug
and if I was Danger i wouldnt hug me right now
Couldn't possibly pass that up. I'll change the sheets again after and hopefully there'll be more sleep than not tonight.
L - I've hugged people much grosser than you are right now, don't worry.
does throwing up make you have weird dreams? or fever? hope I didnt say anything to you last night.
not sure I want to think of yu hugging gross peopel
Fever can, yeah. What were you dreaming about?
You. Nicky, Danny, Rach, Sam, the boys. Bryan. All messed up, you know what dreams are like.
Sounds a bit confusing.
It was. Horrible. Violent. And I wasall stck and helples. Couldnt move to do anythling. Nickky Danny, Rachel and Sam where all young. Like Sherlock adn Mycroft.
Why I got up for z bit.
I'm sorry, love. You can wake me up if that happens again, you know. I don't mind at all.
Thought I was feeling better. Ate half a slice if toast so decided to risk some tea. Morning was going well.
Then Sherlock arrived, in his pyjamas, arms up in the air in his 'pick me up now if you know what's good for you' style.
And I couldn't pick him up. Arms may as well have been wet spaghetti.
Obviously this didn't stop him, and he climbed on me anyway, but still...guess i,ve got a way to go.
On the upside, only woke up a few times in the night, and it's nice watching Danger sleep. (even if he might be mad whe nhe reads this to find I didn't wake him, as ordered above)
I've had nightmares before, the kind you wake up from with your heart racing and breathing like you've run from the devil, but they fade within minutes. The dreams I've had when I've been ill and had a fever are far worse. Something about the depth of the feeling they engender. Ugh.
(In theory, dreams help you process all the stuff going on in your head; sounds as if you might be doing exactly that, given what you've been dreaming about, and the crap you've been dealing with recently)
OTOH, if you're having a little tea and toast (tea and toast fuel the soul), then it sounds like you're getting over the worst :-)
Feel better soon.
Yeah, mainly feeling tired now. Apparently still have a high temp. Danger making lots of noises about being run fown and 'whar to you expect?' And anything that even smells strong let alone tastes it still feels like my stomach will turn unsid out.
Dreams don't feel Luke their helping. Just freaking me out!
Greg, I thought you were ill when we came for our visit - and that was you apparently healthy! You've been working all hours, and stressed, it's not surprising being ill has hit you hard.
Glad you're feeling a little better though. And the kids' always get a bit worse in the evening when they have a fever. Just relax and keep drinking or you'll feel worse.
Maybe blog about your dreams? It might help.
Try to be a good patient for John.
John we owe you!
Lots of love.
Arms may as well have been wet spaghetti.
Not surprising. You'd be pretty shaky even if you'd just been lying about for two days not eating anything, and your body's working hard to fight this thing off in addition.
You should get some entertainment today, at least. Mrs Hudson says she's teaching me how to make chicken soup (I appear to have no choice) - the kind that starts with an entire raw chicken. Try not to laugh too hard.
I am trying, Nicky. It's a beatiful day here, so I'm hoping we mightactually leave the flat. I asked for a walk in the park Danger gave me a 'look' sort of deisbelieving and sceptical etc. He bartered down to goign to the park and sitting down somewhere. Which sounds like areasonable compromise. At least I'll see the sun and get some fresh London fumes.
Danger - forgive me if the thouhgt of anything inolving raw chicken doesn't sound too good right now. But Mrs Hudson is a force to be reckoned with. We'll have youon masterchef soon
I think it cooks for about four hours, so it'll be the least raw chicken known to man when we're done with it. Don't worry, I'm sure she won't let me mess it up.
The park does sound nice, and the boys need to get out. You can watch them run around, that should tire anyone out. And I'll try to keep Sherlock from jumping on you too much.
Nicky - no one owes me anything, it's my pleasure.
Don't listen to him, Nicks, there is no possble pleasure in cleaning uo puke and shit. Unless Danger has some odd and slighty worrying kinks ididn't know about.
I shall treat him right, once Im better.
No unfortunate kinks, I promise. It's a pleasure knowing you're not going through it alone, because I have, and it's bloody awful.
I dunno, there are sme momentswhen yiu're hugging the toilet bowl that you sort of wish you were alone to curl up and die, rather than have anyne witness it. I'm used to either being keft to fend for mysekf, or fighting through it cos the house was full of equally-as-sick little brothers and sisters. (neber mind owing John, Nicky. you still owr me!)
But I did appreciate it. And your brutal cleaning regime meaning youand the boys escapde infection. Could never have done that on my own.
You know, I had to put this thought in your head when you're too sick to work. But has it occurred to you that your blog troll problem might be related to your death threat problem? There are ways to get hold of IP addresses for commenters. When you're back at work, you ought to talk to somebody in the Yard's computer crimes unit (which I assume exists...) or ask Sally to do it. Hell, what am I saying, I'm sure Mycroft could get on top of it.
It could just as easily be some loser with too much free time, who has no idea who you are. Call this my paranoid streak, but I don't really believe in coincidences.
It occurred to me. But they have quite diffeent styles. Threats are very direct. Trill is just low level passive stuff. Same as you get say in day out at work. Plusthreats are, especially ith the last photo of me on their 'patch' fairly clever at keeping their id hard to prove but showing they knw me. Dont think troll is that clever.
Plenty of people hate me, I'm afraid. A nd my name's not that common. Could be anyone.
Ps. Danger right again. am in the park, getting jumped on by Sherlock and dogs. Danger doing verygood defence job. No idea where i'll find energy to get home. He may hav to carry me.
We'll get a cab.
We won't! It's 5 mins walk i'll be fine.
Will so.
People, it'll take longer to fins a taxi, load us dogs and boys than it would to walk.
Plus it would be embarassing.
And of course embarrassment is the paramount concern to you...lol
We can go to tesco on the way home.
Super fun for John to deal with if you keel over on the way home!
I still think my idea of tying you to the bed was a good one.
Tesco. Right. What do we need? I might sit iutside with the dogs. Won't keel over, i'm tired, not close to death.
Tying me to a bed can wait until i'm well enough to enjoy it
You can sit in the cab with the boys, I'll only be a minute.
All right, i"m man enough to know when I've lost an argukent.
You're a hard man, Doc
So I've been told.want anything specific while I'm in there?
You're sitting next to me. Want me to write it here so you don't forget? Actually, Not really.still not really feeling like eatin if I'm honest
When i was ill recently I couldn't eat properly for about 10 days.
Got through on plain hula hoops and skittles for sugar!
Still can't take spicy food (my fav) and v annoyed about it!
K
I did have a vague craving for those square crisp earlier.
Not that Danger's soup isn't very nice, icm sure. But it smells really rich. How kong can i survive on plain toast and plain rice?
Trill is just low level passive stuff
I hope you meant Troll there and not me!
Glad you're feeling well enough to be jumped on by children and dogs. Eat the soup, it's good for you.
Just spelling mistake on phone, I assyre you.
Honestly don't think soup is an option. Always feel worse in the evening.
Still, at least i'm losing my excess belly. Not the way i would choose to, mind.
This reminds me of a high school teacher that got on to me once for missing 8 days of school in a row. I was sick in bed with pneumonia coughing up crud into a water bottle and suffering from a 100-104 degrees F fever. I didn't like her at all (and not just because she was an English teacher who couldn't even pronounce the word brusque), and I wanted to slap her for that. It's even a rule that you are not allowed at school unless you have been fever-free for at least 24 hrs. And then, later in the year, she said that she had once taught while having pneumonia, and I just kept thinking that she obviously doesn't care about her co-workers or students if she's willing to risk infecting them like that. I was so glad to be out of her class. Of course, the next year I got the teacher who didn't know that taxidermy and taxonomy meant two different things, but at least she was one of those teachers who were just so nice that you really couldn't hate them.
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