I always look forward to reader’s email and comments after I write a piece, so this morning, I tore open the first missive I got with the subject line, “Re: On Being Ill, Virginia Woolf”.

From a subscriber, of course, “Robert:”

“I would like to know my options, please advise.”

Huh? You want to know your options on getting ill, Orlando-style?

The second email from “Charlene,” said, again, “On Being Ill”:

“I’d like to know more about my choices.”