Another update from Christie, Dave's wife:

Update after meeting April 19th- Dave was awake all morning, taking a nap now. We talked a lot this morning and he knew I was getting ready for the meeting. He had some specific questions for the doctors. There have been a couple of immune compromised patients that have tested COVID strand positive for 5 months, and 180 days and recovered. Dave's bacteremia is gone and his labs are a little better today, he is now on 2 medications for his blood pressure instead of 3. So, with everyone's input considered, knowing that there isn't anything more to do but wait it out, Dave has decided to keep going. His main deciding factors are he has his cognitive ability back, the other infection is gone, and knowing others have made it thru this. It's only 2 others that we know of and one is in Boston, but it is a hope that he is hanging on to. The kids and I have told him we are proud of him, we love him, and we will stand by him whatever he decides and however it turns out. The doctors agree it looks better today than yesterday, but still considerably worse than 2 weeks ago, but they feel like they have a chance of getting him over this. It isn't a great chance, but it is a chance. He has been warned it will be at least a year of recovery even if he gets a little better everyday from today. Dave knows what he is signing up for, but he will wants to try. Love to all, Dave, Christie, and the kids