In the past, whenever he was sick, he deeply appreciated my attention.
Last time he got sick when we were married (cause he has been getting sick every week since the bomb - I think his nerves are affecting his immune system) I took care of him for a while, but a week later he was still whinning and I started to actually get pissed because I knew he wanted attention and I started distancing.
One day he woke up claiming he had a fever and was about to go to the doctor. I decided to play the wife, put some clothes on and headed to the drugstore to get him meds and a thermometer. By the time he took the first drug he was suddenly feeling better and didn't have a fever anymore.
Once he recovered from that, he thanked me over and over again for taking care of him.
JJ said once that going dark should actually be like a dim switch that you bring the light up or down as you go, so I think I should get out of the dark for a minute, pamper him by showing my concern (if that's what he wants), and see what happens.