Thankfully, the thrills from the roller coaster have been absent for the past few days. Pop’s condition has been improving and he has been stable. Unfortunately, we had a reminder this morning that we were still on the ride, as Pop didn’t do as well last night as he has bee doing lately. He started running a temperature again, around 38.5°C (101°F), but this is being controlled with the help of Tylenol. The doctors had to increase the PEEP setting on the ventilator to 10, although his blood oxygen saturation is still at 92%, which is acceptable. His vital signs are still holding, but we are concerned that the lack of itraconazole antifungal treatments may be having a detrimental effect. He is also starting to have lung congestion again and the ICU staff is working to keep the possible reemergence of pneumonia at bay. We will be closely monitoring the situation and Mom is looking to discuss his condition with someone on the senior staff. Our family will probably press for resumption of the antifungal treatments if things deteriorate rapidly, especially in terms of his respiratory function.

Today is the 4th of July in the United States, or Independence Day as it is technically know. Happy Independence Day United States of America!

The morning here started sunny and that’s still the case, although clouds are slowing creeping into the sky and it looks like a little rain may be in our future. There is a very light breeze and the temperature is a comfortable 23C° (74°F). The water samples are happily cooking away and everything looks good as far preliminary results. We are all loaded up and ready to head in for the big trip to town, and have much to accomplish there. The post office, book store, beer store, grocery store, Wine Cellar Club, barrister’s office, propane place, and Chamber of Commerce for a fishing license are all on the task list. Oh, and don’t forget Mr. Chips. Yum! The kids won’t let us out of town unless we get a dose of homemade French fries made right from the Mr. Chips truck. We will definitely be busy.