Taking A Breather

Recovery is progressing slowly but steadily with the main treatment being intravenous antibiotics and regular sessions with a ventilator to clear the infection. Between these times I have had an opportunity to walk around the hospital region and talk to the local people. There is a huge soccer stadium behind the hospital that is always full of people attending some sort of sporting event. I bought a pizza one night and only ate part of it - the cheese they use (in abundance) was not to my liking. The people working in the hostel I am staying at dropped in today to see how I was doing and whether I needed anything. They had rung all the hospitals to find the one I was in. This sort of kindness is typical of what I have experienced from the people of Cusco.