Channel Man Stan was started on a course of antifungal treatments and was infused with a solution containing 200 mg of itraconazole at 10:30 PM tonight. No additional lab results have yet been received and the Medical Fellow in the ICU said the antigen and blood test results can sometimes take several days. Stan's vital signs are holding and he is still off the paralytic agent, so he was given propofol, a short acting general anesthetic agent and ventilation sedative to help him rest. He is also being given Ativan, which is an anxiolytic agent, sedative, and anticonvulsant and fentanyl which is a narcotic analgesic. He is currently resting peacefully and in La-La Land.

A thought came into my mind this evening regarding Dad's possible exposure to bat droppings and fungi when chipping leaves near the active bat house at the cottage. Because of the unusually warm spring, the bats were present in their house early this year and several dozen could be seen roosting when we opened the cottage in April. I mentioned this to the staff and doctor assigned to the ICU tonight and will follow up again tomorrow.

Sleep well Pop. Sweet dreams!