Still alive - so far temperature maxed out at 100.5, and has now dropped to under 99.

If there are a disproportionate number of deaths in youngsters, then I suspect that there must have been a virus around shortly before they were born which is providing partial immunity to those who had it.

I'm still feeling really ill, but bearing up with fortitude - and the rum help.

Unfortunately I cannot drink whiskey - nor whisky - for pleasure - well - OK I can drink malts, but at the moment I could not taste them so it would be close to criminal.

It is very strange when my sense of taste/smell switches off - I used to do taste testing for Allied Lyons, so it is fairly accute - and when it goes away it is most odd.

It does mean that I can eat packaged food though. I could eat the packet as well and not notice.

Anne the Pleater