<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Chalkboard; ">Mon 9/28 4PM None of the cultures that have come back so far show anything. The infectious disease doc says it's probably in his abdomen. The surgeon agrees. Meanwhile his temp is hovering at 102, lower than it has been, without the cold bed. The surgeon will do another cat scan tomorrow. He does not want to operate again if he can help it. He says every day away from the original surgery is a good day. Maybe Joe'll fight it off with the antibiotics he has and his own tough self.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Chalkboard; min-height: 15px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Chalkboard; ">He was more alert today, knew my voice, closed his eyes when I asked him to. I worry this means he's not getting enough of the fun drugs. They've reassured me that he is.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Chalkboard; min-height: 15px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Chalkboard; ">Because he clearly knew I was there, I've stuck close today instead of going off somewhere, though we did go to an ice cream parlor after lunch. Gay </div></body></html>