Dear NCWW friends,
Yeah, it's a bummer to be here in the hospital so near Christmas. Pennie just brought me my computer. When I found out they had wi-fi I had her bring it to me. No news to report yet except that it is probably the result of a bug that hitchhiked home with me from Venezuela in Sept. I was sick for 5 days after getting home but attributed it to bad food, flu or something. It's just a happy coincidence that they found the abscess, they were thinking ulcer. The MRI found the abscess and a CT scan confirmed it. They're giving me IV drugs through Monday or Tuesday and if no new symptoms, I'll be able to switch to pills for several weeks. Looks like I'll be down for awhile.
Thanks for your prayers and good wishes, Merry Christmas and good Lord willing I'll be up and around soon.
Steve