Right before I left for Australia, I found out that my friend and coworker Bill was really sick down here. He missed work a few days, and when he went to the doctors, they told him that he had all the symptoms of mono. He was out of it for a few days, and we all felt really bad for him.
Yesterday morning, I woke up coughing. I wasn't too worried about it, since I had a Cohiba the day before, and cigars tend to irritate my throat. But, as the day progressed, the cough got worse. In addition, my body starting to ache, and I started to get a fever... all symptoms of mono.
So, we had the day off today (it's Canberra Day), so I'm being confined to my bedroom, where I will watch BBC News and continue to drink water. Please keep me in your prayers, as I need to get better in order to finish my work down here.