Help Make David’s Third Fight for Life a Charm!

David's Update #7 - Much better but "still in the trenches"

David was readmitted to hospital in Wuerzburg after an infection got hold of him and he went downhill.

He's still in hospital but a lot better - two days ago he could barely hold a conversation and now he has a sense of humour again. Wohoo! The doctors have put him on a steady diet of intravenous antibiotics and removed the pict line so his body has a chance of recovering from the infection.

David is still neutrapenic - he doesn't have enough white blood cells to fight infection by himself and his platelets and haemoglobin are also low so the doctors want to get rid of the infection before they do the surgery to put in the new "port" - the method for infusing the Blin. They are keeping him in hospital until Tuesday.

David is not so keen on hospitals but appreciates the wonderful efforts of the doctors. He's doing some MYOB work from his bed, having negotiated the system for buying data in German and wanting to keep his brain working. He would love a bowl of fruit - it you've been in hospital anywhere you will understand.

So - he's better, but not better enough. Please keep thinking of him.