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Happy Festivus!

Monday John called me from the hospital. He had to beg someone to use their cell phone. He was losing it. He has been in the hospital for 2 weeks and it was really starting to get to him. They moved him into the Community Living Center, but unfortunately he is surrounded by very old people dying. His breaking point was when some woman who was visiting someone else told him that this is the ward where they stick people to die. He was so upset when he finally reached me by phone. Crying. I was able to talk him down from the ledge. He's not in pain; not taking any pain medicine; the doctors ruled out cancer;he is starting to eat;and most importantly, the antibiotics are working! I told him I would see him Tuesday after work. I was able to get out a few minutes early, but all hell had broke loose by then. We had wind storms that were slowly closing all the main routes to the I-10. Since I needed to fill up my tank, I drove down to Ramon Rd heading towards Date Palm. Traffic was bad until I made it over the bridge for the wash. Didn't have any problems after that. The freeway was not congested at all. I stopped at Stater Bros to get flowers, a vase, and a get-well card. When I finally got to see John, he was so happy to see me. He told me that they would let him leave the hospital to get some Chinese food. That's what we did. He has been walking a lot in the hallway to try to build up his strength. He did good on our outing. He is looking to get released Saturday. It will be so good for him to get back home.