He had a theory about protecting himself from getting sick.
Well, not just him but others. He considered it to be a remarkable panacea. He’d read about measles parties, where parents arrange a social activity for their children in order to deliberately expose them to an infectious disease. His idea was that the moment a person feels the slightest whiff of sickness coming on, they get themselves off to a really crowded venue. He postulated that by doing this at a time when the immune system is kicking in and becoming fully active, it will immediately start working on combatting any disease or infection. If a person were to attend such a place as this at a time when they were absolutely fit and in perfectly good health, one’s body’s natural defences are simply not ready to cope with the onslaught of any virulent disease.
He was thrilled with the fact that circumstances had provided him with the perfect opportunity to put his theory into practice. He was feeling just a wee bit under the weather. At that time, it just so happened that there seemed to be quite a lot of flu cases sweeping the country. He had tickets for a football match and he had read in the paper that many ticket holders were cancelling for fear of catching a dose of what was going around. He found the reduction of numbers attending disappointing, but there would still be enough of a crowd for him to mingle with.
hadn’t gone exactly according to plan, but a couple of days later he was still talking about it.
However, nobody in the hospital ward was at all interested in his ideas.