Sincere apologies
To Andrea,
I apologise deeply for not telling you how badly I've been feeling the past few days, I just couldn't bare to ruin your birthday over a ruddy cold; putting a lot of energy into appearing fine, with added drugs, just seemed a good short term solution untill my body got over it.
Still, seeing you enjoy yourself has been the best time for me regardless of the cold.
Food
I've lost the energy to eat, but if I don't eat soon I won't even have the energy to sleep.
I've had a pack of maple syrup biscuits beside me for half an hour now.