Healthcare up close and personal. Joe's in the hospital.

Joe's in the hospital getting treatment for serious pneumonia.  Doctors advise against visitors at this time so that he can rest and get the treatment he needs.  You can send silly (or not so silly) cards to the house, which I'll happily deliver.  He was admitted Friday, Oct. 24th due to shortness of breath and other symptoms. It's been a very frustrating week of negative test results and no plausible hypothesis.  That changed a few minutes ago when a wonderful Bone Marrow Transplant resident, who has been tracking Joe's case, and her advisor came to Joe's room to propose a hypothesis based on a suppressed immune system from the 2010 transplant.  We will have confirmation in a couple of days if the results of the culture sent to Mayo Clinic come back positive. But, they're starting treatment asap to make up for lost time.  We are definitely not out of the woods; Joe will likely be here for weeks. Since Joe's fan club is so big, I'll keep you up to date through blog entries. Please send continuous positive rays for a complete and speedy recovery.  Thanks!