Bill,
When they say "fluids", they mean water, and other things that will be healty for him...don't let him dip into that Manishevitz (sp?) wine on Hannukah, got it?
I am not a doctor, and I don't play one on TV. Though I do have a college degree in human biology. Sounds like the flu to me too. Tell him the wife and I wish him well. Is this what I have to look forward to in just a few months?
Steve