Feeling like a minnow

Our office manager, Thierry, is rare and wonderful man and a true ray of sunshine. He lightens up every room into which he enters.  Whenever you ask him how he is, he says, "Like a fish in water- a shark!"  He's never down and has a smile for everybody. Because of this wonderful cheerful personality he's a friend to people everywhere and people love to help him, which in turn helps us.  We could NOT continue without Thierry!
I got sick on Christmas day and have had a bit of a battle for the whole month since.  So, when Thierry asked me daily how I was doing, I started saying, "Like a shrimp in water." Then I improved to be "like a cat fish  in water."  Then I was "like a tuna in water."  I'm making progress, but still not a shark!  After an attack by malaria, then an intestinal parasite, then high blood pressure and finally a cold, it's been a rough month.  Everybody else has picked up and slack and I've been the "slacker."  But hopefully I'm on the mend and back to trying to be of some use. With only 5 months to go, we have too much to do to be less than 100%!!