Tim Dowling: I’ve made being ill an art form – and my wife has notes

I’m so tired of this illness, I wonder if an acting-led approach to faking wellness might help me recover

It is late morning on a Wednesday, and I’m sitting at the kitchen table collapsing in on myself, because I am ill. I feel dizzy, and feverish, and achy, and I have done for two days. I’m gently resting my damp forehead on the table when my wife walks in.

“Ugh,” I say.

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