My brother has been able to talk to me using AIM, because apparently you aren’t allowed to use a cell phone, but a laptop is fine. He told me that what they are really waiting to try and figure out is exactly what he has. They had him spit in a cup and they have what they observed narrowed down to three possible illnesses. None of them are good, but they are all treatable and so I’m hoping that by the end of the week it’s more or less a matter of him doing his therapy more often and taking better care of himself.