Wednesday 11:41AM

First I apologize for the sketchiness of this addition, I am operating on very little sleep and processing a lot of information and dealing with a lot of emotional feedback as I write.

Present this morning were; Mom, Nancy, Madeline, Charlotte, Nathan, and Steve Sheely (our pastor at RHBC).

Dad tolerated the cath. procedure very well this morning. The results show blockages from 80% to 100% in all three of the main arteries that supply blood to the heart.
There is also a small aneurysm in the left anterior descending artery (LAD).
We are assessing and processing the risks of what few options there are.
The cardiac team and pulmonary specialist are recommending bypass surgery tomorrow which by coincidence is Dad's 86th birthday.

We will try to let Dad rest as much as possible and limit visits to family today and consult with the cardio/pulmonary team again this afternoon.

We want to again thank all of you who have been praying and calling and sending cards and best wishes through email and even tacitly. We are very aware of the great cloud of witnesses that surround us during this time.

Let me say how much we have appreciated the terrific ICU staff. Last night Dad wanted Mom and I to write a letter of appreciation for the kind and attentive care we have received during our stay at the hospital.

Many of you can appreciate this little aside that may illustrate a central component of Dad's character more than any other.
One morning a lady entered the room and introduced herself to Dad and said "My name is Vicki and I will be your housekeeper today." In typical fashion, Dad introduced himself and all of us to her, and in that Jamie Jones way of his he began to ask Vicki where she was from, how long she had lived here, about her family etc. This is why his address book is like a small town version of the white pages.

Dad knows no stranger, he knows some strange people, but no strangers.

Gal.3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

God is good!