That really sucks, Take the syrup, don't forget to drink a big glass of water or juice, (sorry try to avoid coffee and beer, I know that sucks), then Sleep, wake-up pee, drink more sleep, the next time you wake up eat something, even if not hungry, and drink a lot more and take the syrup, then repeat above. Day three you might almost feel human again. Watch out for all the flashy gif's, they can cause massive headaches.
I was wondering if it was you or the wife not doing well. At least you only need to worry about yourself not her so much. Remind her she needs to take care of herself and not to stress so much over you, that you'll (as all men say), will be fine. I still don't understand why women hate to hear men say that, I means it's the truth 99.9% of the time. So it's not like we are lying.
I'd send a get well card, but I don't have any.