Newleaf, I agree with the above comments. He's jerking your string for his own enjoyment. I doubt he's sick at all.

But just to be on the safe safe, I'd buy the most treacly barfy cutesy get well card you can find, and send it with something -- can you locate a rabbit foot keychain? super-glue a four-leaf clover (real or construction paper) to the card? -- anything that says you really don't give a (%^!@#&)(
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