I'm all right. [He coughs, then smiles gratefully at them, eyes moving from one to the other.] A little better, yeah. Still pretty lousy, but...not as lousy.

[He reaches over to the side of his bed and presses a button that lifts the mattress slightly so he can talk to them without craning his neck.]

I keep falling asleep out of nowhere, and when I'm not asleep, it gets pretty boring. Thanks for coming.