[Damn. He was hoping...well. She's at least not one of the doctors at the hospital, so he was thinking maybe she'd be safer to go to. Because this isn't food poisoning. Not at all. Answering the guy on the other end of the line is a little tricky and fraught with pauses while he wheezes, trying to breathe, but he manages.]

Mostly canned stuff. From the grocery store. No dented cans, though. Just stuff. Thought maybe the docs were right, the first day...not so much now. Hands and feet feel weird. Asleep. And breathing is...hard. Can't get my lungs full. Don't think food poisoning does that...right?