Marvin is currently only on penicillin. Does not recognize us at times. He has been in the hospital for a month. Cannot turn his head. At the moment he seems to be at a standstill with the illness. Has a constant fever of 100.3. The hospital cannot find a reason at this point to keep him in much longer. We are trying to get him transferred to a research facility for more testing. He was an avid fisherman, nonsmoker/ nondrinker. Doctors from 2 hospitals are working on what may have caused this. Marvin has been in isolation for 3 weeks,since they did not know if it was contagious.

Marvin served 3 tours in Vietnam, at times being soaked with agent orange. He had surgery while there for wounds in his leg. The hospital has had him in a private room so that my mother can stay with him. Everyday she is getting more discouraged that nothing can be found. We are a very close family, having friends over every weekend at our parents house for a fish fry which my dad enjoyed cooking for everyone. He stayed on the lake during the week so that the weekly cookouts could continue.