[speaker001:] have you seen bill recently?
[speaker002:] yes. He 's in hospital with a bad back. One morning, he just couldn 't get out of bed.His wife called an ambulance and they took him to hospital. He 's been there for a few days now.
[speaker001:] daisy 's in hospital too. she got food poisoning last week. She thinks she got it from some bad seafood.
[speaker002:] you have to be very careful with seafood. It tastes lovely, but it often causes upset stomachs. Have you heard anything from tom?
[speaker001:] he 's fine, but he had a fever last week. He probably just had a cold.
[speaker002:] he might be allergic to pollen. My niece is allergic to pollen. It seems like she has a cold, but in fact it 's her allergy.
[speaker001:] I see. My niece just flew back from Australia to visit. She 's got jetlag now. she 's just resting today, but we 'll probably go out somewhere tomorrow.
[speaker002:] it 's nice that she 's back for a while. Thinking of all these ailments, I got a splinter the other day. It took a long time for me to get it out of my skin. Look.
[speaker001:] oh, your hand is still sore. You should put some ointment on it to stop the swelling.
[speaker002:] that 's a good idea. You 'Ve got a nasty bruise on your hand.
[speaker001:] yes, I banged it against to cooker yesterday. It really hurt, but it 's OK now. the bruise will disappear soon.