Monday 5:30 PM Update

1. Steve is still in the ICU.
2. The doctor has removed the chest tube from Steve believing that the pleurodesis has been effective.
3. He is currently receiving blood transfusion to deal with his anemia and antibiotics to fight an infection at the site of his feeding tube (MRAS--a penicillin resistant strain of the staph bacteria).
4. The uncologist, Dr. Reddy, plans to begin the next round of chemotherapy on Thursday.