i still have to [get staff] emailing links instead of documents. and i have 3 days or about 8 hours to do it in.

Excuse the hollow laugh, but that's a never-ending task. It's quicker to email a file than find the appropriate place to put it on the shared resource space ... blah blah. Doing the right thing is often way more hassle.

this time next week i will be in hospital. that's a pile of crap, really it is.

yes it is. all our best wishes.