Meet the art of meeting avoidance through phantom illness!
Step 1: Make something up
Step 2: Develop a rare disease
Step 3: Pretend to be a vegetarian (just kidding, this one's for the weak)
Step 4: Claim to have a cat (preferably a sick one)
Step 5: Develop a schedule conflict (e.g., "I have a dentist appointment... with a specialist... who only sees patients on Tuesdays")