Dear Miss Jogblog,
I am sorry to say that I have to ask if Tommy can be excused Janathon today. He has had to go to hospital and is feeling a little delicate. As you know, he is a sensitive boy, and his father and I wonder if he should be outside with the rougher boys, especially in these cold winds from the north. Perhaps he could help you tidy the classroom instead. He has brought his goose fat with him. Please would you be kind enough to ask the school nurse to rub it on his chest?
Yours etc
Mrs Roper
I had to go to hospital today, for a gastroscopy, which I had under sedation. It therefore seems inadvisable to do any Janathoning. The letter I brought home from the hospital specifically forbids me from riding a bicycle or, indeed, a horse. I'm also not supposed to operate electrical machinery, but I hope my MacBook Pro is not machinery within the meaning of the act.
Large flexible tubes inserted into oesophagus and stomach: 1
Horses ridden: 0
