Reality Update

It's been a long day filled with waiting, but at about 7:30 tonight, they finally were able to transfer Dad to Audobon Hospital, and they will do the surgery at 12:30 tomorrow. 

One of the doctors at Suburban came to his room this morning and talked with all three of us for about a half an hour - explaining the procedure and told us exactly what they would be doing and how they would be doing it. She said that if things go as she believes they will, he should be out of there in 7-10 days. While I have complete faith in the Lord that everything will go okay, it is still a major dose of reality when I realized that for a few hours tomorrow, my Dad will be laying on a table with his rib cage split open wide and with his heart inside of his body in a machine for a few hours. But as I said yesterday, he is still very much at peace with the decision to have the surgery and is looking forward to being "the bionic man" as Mom is calling him. 

All day long, his vitals were great, and he looked great. And the nurses and doctors that have looked at him through this ordeal have all said the same thing -- they can't get over how strong and in good shape he is (other than the blockages).

Thank you all so much for your kind words and for your support and prayers. Dad, Mom and I all agree I have the best bunch of friends ever.