When I am the one who is sick, I am in my bedroom, in bed, and the door is closed. I have a caraff of cold water , cough meds, tylonal, etc. in my room. at lunchtime, I get soup and a freash drink, ditto supper. When hubby is sick, he sits in his Lazyboy in the living room, wrapped up, and calls me every 15 minutes to bring him something.