Off the bat, letting everyone know this is not Joseph. I'm  KaevielEff, one of Joe's mates. He gave me his login info in case anything came up and he needed me to let everyone know what was going on.

As to what's going on: For the past week, Joe has been getting progressively sicker with what we have verified is the flu. That's left him exhausted and overall nasty with various symptoms... But starting Tuesday, something appeared on his upper left thigh that started initially as a mild discomfort, but then got progressively worse to the point that every movement of that leg brought extreme discomfort. It was initially diagnosed by an urgent care nurse on Thursday as a bug bite or sting and not something that required more than antibiotics.

As of today though, with no improvements (the spot actually appeared larger and was even more sensitive), combined with his continuing flu symptoms, our wife, Kristen, took him to the hospital. He's been here since sometime after 11 AM, and right now he's on antibiotics and other meds. I'm spending the night with him tonight, and he's not going to be left alone. We're sure he's going to be okay, but right now he's doing poorly.

He's sincerely sorry for delays in his writing - he loves his work, and he hates keeping anyone waiting - but right now what matters is getting him healthy again, so he can get back home with the people who love him and return to doing what he loves. I'll try to keep everyone updated on how he's doing in these journals. We're hoping he'll improve enough to come home tomorrow or, at the latest, Monday, but again, we'll let you know if anything changes.