Well, here are we on day 29. Tom has become re-ensconced in the Huntsman after leaving the 3rd floor of U of U med center yesterday afternoon. They tend to shift cancer patients back to the H when they can. He had a good night's rest after visits Sunday---talking and smiling. His vitals are strong and he's responding well to the high-powered antibiotics. Today they want him to start back on the Huntsman highway and get back to pedestrian and carnivorous ways. He's had an inflammation on his left lower arm where the arterial line was, but it's better this morning. Some reoccuring pain in the belly lingers. Up above the valley air pollution, the sun shines brightly into the room and hope springs eternal that this too shall pass!  But chances are, he'll be here for a bit.