Let me begin on a light note. Chuck's personality peeks out from time to time. Today, I decided to workout while up at the hospital ... check out the neighborhood. Upon returning from my workout ... Chuck sweetly commented, "You smell terrible!" This coming from a man who has not bathed in 3 months! No matter, I was grateful to hear "him".

On a more serious note, the respitory doctor informed us that Chuck's chest x-ray shows pneumonia in his right lobe. The x-ray was taken on Sunday, and since that time Chuck has been on antibiotics. A new x-ray will be taken tomorrow. Please pray Chuck beats this quickly. There are several issues compounding the situation right now: 1) Chuck must stay flat on his back until his wounds heal. This makes it harder for him to breathe. 2) Chuck is still on some heavy duty pain medication. The medication makes it harder for Chuck to breathe. So, please pray for healing ... of lungs, of wounds, of pain.

Thankfully, Chuck is getting adequate nutrition now to help him fight, fight, fight.