Grandpa Pete

My 94 year old Grandpa is in the hospital with pneumonia and an infection in his finger.

Apparently the two issues are not related.

He had cut his finger working in the garden months ago and it had been treated repeatedly but just would not heal. So it had become really infected. They cultured it in the hospital and have switched antibiotics. But they have him in isolation because of the the fear of it being an antibiotic resistant staph infection.

He also had a cold and a cough and was really lethargic so that is what got him to the hospital. Grandma Pat called my Aunt Maureen and they took him to the ER. He was diagnosed with "just a touch of pneumonia". They have him on oxygen, iv fluids and iv antibiotics and he seems to be doing better each day. I just talked to him and he sounds strong. And his wife, Grandma Pat, seems to have everything under control.

Hopefully he will be released tomorrow and will be well enough to take a bus trip to the Indian Casinos really soon!