GOOD NEWS AND BETTER NEWS

Guess what?

I have good news and better news to reveal

I can tell you the name of the culprit

Causing this wholly unexpected hospitalization.

My chest CT scan has determined that

The little bugger, which had so stealthily

Steamrolled over

My immune system, which was

Preoccupied with healing my most

Recent surgical wounds, has a name

And that would be— 

The Bully:  Bacterial Bronchitis

Hopefully, if our plan continues to work

Then the duality of antibiotics that

I’ve been absorbing via IV will

Continue to weaken the onslaught of

These microscopic little buggers, who’ve

Had the audacity to declare me

Their host, uninvited!

Now that the right combo of meds has

Inspired my weakened condition to

Begin to restrengthen

My immune system, grateful to

Partner up with modern medicine, can be

Heard commanding these little gremlin-like

Creatures to Be Gone!  Be Gone!  Be Gone!

And though I still feel far from well

Here’s the good news as promised—

Though not fully well

I have just been informed that

I am now well enough to

Go home armed with meds taken by mouth

TODAY—

Goodbye hospital bed, which though

Costing $1000’s could not be more uncomfortable

Many thanks to Mayo’s staff, which is

Well trained, kind hearted and deeply caring

Concerning patient level of comfort

And now, having revealed the good news

Here comes news that’s better yet—

My chest CT of this week shows

The pair of nodules within

My chest cavity as being

The same size as

When examined, last April

So, you can imagine

My Deep Sigh of Relief!

Annie