Jimmy's friend John McNeil from Thomson, Ga., was visiting Jimmy when I got back to the hospital today, and  Jimmy was beaming.  Seeing his old buddy did him a world of good.

Jimmy's more alert, and is pretty sharp mentally.  He continues to have issues with his breathing, and a CTscan last night showed something going on in his lower left lung.  They've started another round of antibiotics and are going to give him high dose steroids to try to resolve it.  He still isn't swallowing properly and is not getting adequate nutrition, so more intravenous supplements are being discussed.

Dr. Lonial came today and clarified a lot of things for us.  We have been getting a lot of conflicting opinions that have left us confused, but Dr. Lonial is optimistic and has a plan.  He sees the big picture.  He is our quarterback and we are happy to let him call the plays, and Jimmy and I will fight our hearts out to win.