Dad still has a severe lung infection/pneumonia. Speaking to the doctor today, he told me that they are going to try a different antibiotic because the strain that he has is antibiotic resistant. So they are going to load him up on steroids again and hit him with a rarely used antibiotic. Doctor Sharpless sounds optimistic about it. It will still take a couple more weeks but Dad should be able to get over this.
Dad was also talking about checking out of the hospital and just coming home and trying to fight it on his own. The doc told me that he would definitely die if he does that. Dad quickly revised his idea for an extended stay at the hospital.They may move him to another smaller hospital around the corner but he will still be under the same doctor's care.