Dear Readers, I’m still pretty sick so I decided to try out 111, the NHS online health advice line.I’d heard lots of complaints about it, but it worked beautifully for me.

First, a nurse was supposed to ring me back within 2 hours, which she did, to tell me a doctor would ring me back at 1.15.

Which he did, but sadly thete wasn’t a lot he could do. He was interested in whether I was breathless.The fever, shivering, joint pain and coughing were all just indicative of ‘a nasty virus’.

Fair enough! But while my body fights off whatever this is, I am cancelling dear friends and  social events left right and centre.

And now, at 17.49, I’m back to bed. See you tomorrow!