Steve McMichael, a former Bears standout, has responded well to…

His improved condition has given his wife Misty hope that the former Bears great, who has ALS, may be able to leave a New Lenox hospital on Tuesday with IV antibiotics.

Steve McMichael is responding well to drugs prescribed to treat MRSA, a staph infection that is resistant to certain medications. His improved condition has given his wife Misty hope that the former Bears great, who has ALS, may be able to leave a New Lenox hospital on Tuesday with IV antibiotics.

“He’s Mongo,” she said in a statement Sunday. “And his DNA is different.”

McMichael was transported to the emergency room on Thursday with what Misty initially suspected was pneumonia. He was later diagnosed with a urinary tract infection and given three medicines to cure it. On Saturday, he was diagnosed with methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, and his family requested prayers.