The short story…

Dov got sick on the base on Saturday – couldn’t move his neck or swallow. His neck began to swell.

The army put him on a bus on Sunday from Ber Sheba to Jerusalem, Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital. A 2-hour ride.

Ari picked him up at the bus station and brought him to the hospital.

He was admitted and underwent many tests. Trying to figure out the problem.

Monday morning they diagnosed him with parapharyngeal space infection. A fancy term for a bacterial infection of the deep throat area.

The docs were concerned that the swelling would obstruct his airway. So he was admitted to ICU to be monitored.

Tuesday morning he was better, less swelling, responding to antibiotics and steroid inhaler to reduce swelling.

Discharged from ICU and brought to a room on the ENT ward. Allowed to eat, although it hurt to swallow.

Wednesday – today – swelling again. Docs decide it’s time to operate to drain the infected abscesses deep in his throat.

It is 5:30 PM, we have been waiting all day to be taken to surgery…

That’s the short story.

I’m writing more. soon.