<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; ">Tues 9/29 3PM. Joe is still in ICU, still on the ventilator, still running a fever of about 102. The consensus among the docs is that he doesn't have an infection, he has an inflammation of the pancreas. As far as I can tell, the plan is to keep all signs stable and wait it out. This may be a very long wait, one doc told me. So... one day at a time. He knew I was there today, but he wasn't agitated, thank goodness. I can't conveniently sit beside him--too much going on. So my plan is to duck in and call the nurse often and get out and about while I can.</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; ">I went to lunch with Steve Leigh, Rusty and Joel Zakem. Joel is the angel who has loaned me the apartment. This evening Rusty and I will hang out with Becca Levin and pet the kitties while her hubby is playing darts with friends. </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; ">Thanks for all your good wishes. We need them. Love, Gay</div></body></html>