Update

My dad's surgery went well. He had six bypasses and he found out that he has had three heart attacks in the past instead of the just the one he knew of. I guess you can have a heart attack and you just get really sick to your stomach and throw up a lot. I had no idea that you can have a heart attack and not know. The doctor also put holes in his heart to create new blood vessels. When we got to see him for the first time after the surgery, He was still asleep and looked awful. He had so many tubes in him and I had a hard time seeing my dad like that. I was glad to see him the next day after they had taken out the breathing tube and he looked more like himself. I was so worried that I wasn't going to have my dad anymore. I am so thankful that everything went well. My dad is in good spirits and has had wonderful nurses taking care of him. I went and saw him yesterday and we went for a little walk, We didn't go to far and we had to stop so they could take his blood pressure. He wanted to keep going but the nurse said that's enough for right now. He has to learn to take it easy and let his body heal. I had to laugh because one of the nurses was getting ready to leave and brought in her family tree for my dad to look at. If you know my dad, You know that he is very into genealogy and asks just about everybody what there last name is and where there ancestors came from. I guess this nurse has a lot of her family buried in the same cemetery where a lot of my mothers family is buried in Illinois. Such a small world. He also had a funny nurse who is from Scotland. She told my dad after he got out of the shower and hadn't combed his hair yet that he looked like a startled cockatoo. My dad enjoys good humor even if it his directed at him. I have learned a few things about this experience with my dad. One- is I do have faith even when I don't think I do. I really worried about him and for a couple of day's the what if's kept creeping in. I had to have faith to know that whatever the outcome I needed to be strong and take whatever came my way. Two- Always get a second opinion especially if your doctor practices in Logan and Three- Family means everything. I am so thankful for all the calls and especially the text messages. I am sorry if I didn't get back to everyone but I want you to know that I appreciate you thinking of me and my family at this time and praying for my dad.