I also think that when you are sick, you should have an army of glasses next to your bed, containing different things. that's about the only perk.

I have the stomach flu. No one likes that.

Once when I was growing up I had a stomach flu that lasted for a week. In the end it was almost humorous. I just couldn't keep anything down. So my mom gave in and called the school nurse for advice. The nurse told my mother, who ran a strictly coke-free household, that "actually, flat coca cola may work." So that's what I had and wasn't that the best drink ever. Now I have expanded my range to also include flat 7-Up. But that's because I am grown-up now.