"Drift away"? - into the arms of others or off to the Pearly Gates?
The former I was hoping...
Remind me never to get sick in the UK
Try not to get sick at all is the best plan...
You could always add my granny's remedies - a glass of whisky, a good laxative and two cloves of garlic - guaranteed to cure 90% of all problems and keep werewolves at bay.
I found a wonderful old book when I joined this practice. It was the original doctors book of house visits, and his recipe book for making up his remedies. It dated back to 1847, and contained lots of things I'm sure your Grannie would have approved of, things like "The Black Draught" and "tincture of Lavender". Most of the remedies worked, I'm sure by the simple method of, "I'm not complaining when I'm ill next time, did you see the stuff he gives you?"
I was raised by a toothless, bearded hag,
I was schooled with a strap right across my back