I got up just before 5:00 a.m. and was on my way to Be'er Sheva before 6:00, arriving there before 9:00. Nevertheless, I wasn't in the room for the doctors' morning rounds. I don't think they actually allowed ANYONE, even family members, in there during the visit. Anyway, I had to wait until 2:00 p.m. to talk to the doctor. There's really no news yet, either. They had contacted the HIV clinic there but hadn't heard back from them yet. If they decide to do a bronchoscopy, he'll stay there at Soroka until they do it (it's not clear exactly when that would be). If not, they'll probably send him back to the local hospital here in Eilat, probably by ambulance, which could happen as early as tomorrow.
Almost all of my conversations with the doctors were in Hebrew, but I think I got it pretty well. The main doctor is Arab (based on his name), and the other one I talked to is a woman (unknown ethnicity because I didn't ask her name). Both of them were friendly and seemed like good doctors.
I encountered some rain on the drive up, and even more on the drive back, but very little of it was heavy. In fact, it was raining as I left the hospital, but only very lightly, so my jacket hood was enough protection. The drives both ways were pretty enjoyable, between the constantly changing desert landscapes (altered by low sun and rain showers) and the interesting mix of music I had programmed for the trip.
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