Hi. Still posting from my hospital room. A couple of decent size events today.

First off, all the teams got together as there is still nothing growing from the bronchoscopy washes i had this past Tuesday. Many viruses have been checked and are all negative. Tomorrow will be the last dose of my antibiotic unless some bacteria of note comes up growing from the cultures taken. The decision was to start me on a course of Prednisone thinking that the aspiration pneumonia is more inflammatory than infective. 40mg started today and will continue for several days before a taper. The upside is this helps cool things down and maybe even my ear canals may open up. The downside is that if the theory is wrong any real infections could get worse. Again, as is becoming my mantra, time will tell.

The other event is that I have been freed. Meaning the viral droplet quarantine I have been under has been lifted. So you can guess what I did. I walked out of my room. Along with an Oxygen tank Sharon and I did 4-laps around the floor today. Felt great to be out. Tomorrow I think they are going to walk me around, with Oxygen and an O2 Sat meter to see how much Oxygen I may need when I am discharged. Between the Prednisone, which always produces a bit if a high, and breaking out of the confines of my room, I am a bit more optimistic today. Still a rough road to go down.

I am kind of fed up with hospital food. Sharon has been great with bringing me tuna and dinners from home. Not sure what state I would be without her. Hope you are staying cool.

Larry and Sharon