Health update: I had an appointment with Dr. Donlan, the pulmonologist this morning, and he's pleased with how I'm doing. He doesn't see any danger of scar tissue in my lungs because I'm exercising, which causes deep breathing. He doesn't even want to see me again for another two months!

Then, at the end of the day, Dr. Flenner called with the results of last week's lab work. The histoplasmosis level in my blood is down to 0.44 -- in other words, basically, zero!! The fungus is so pesky that I'll be on this awful anti-fungal medication for months and months. But, Dr. Flenner said, when I next see him, if the level remains low, he’ll cut back on the amount of the itraconazole that I’m taking.

Meanwhile, I feel real improvement week-by-week. I use Sunday mornings at worship to measure the increase in my lung capacity – as I sing the hymns!