"They probably will," he replies, his tone good-natured, if somewhat blunt. "That's one of the big things people need when they're sick, so I guess sometimes it's easy to overestimate how much they need. Make sure they know you're not straining yourself by doing other things, and if it keeps coming up, then let me know and I can try to talk to them."

Sick people can still get bored, after all.

"But all that's after you do make sure that you're getting all the rest you need, of course."