Thursday Post Surgery

Dad got out of surgery at 11:51AM.
He had 5 bypasses, and tolerated the surgery very well.
The lesion on his lung and the lymph nodes that were swollen were also removed and the "initial" biopsy was negative. They will do a more extensive slice and dice on all that tissue and give us the results tomorrow.
Everything went very well for a man celebrating his 86th.

With all the family and friends that came, we took over about a 5th of the space in the waiting room. We want to thank all of you who were able to come in person and for all of you who have called, emailed, texted, and tacitly tarried with us through the morning while waiting expectantly for the good news. Your support is overwhelming and deeply felt.

The family got to go in and see him for 2 minutes and have gathered at our house for lunch. We will be able to go in 2 at a time during the evening visiting hours.
Dad will be in ICU for a day or so. They will try to ween him from the ventilator sometime during the next 24 hours and begin removing the chest tubes and other hardware that is attached.

We are taking one mountain at a time and we are definitely at the apex of this one and are celebrating God's grace for this achievement. We will start climbing the next peak when Dad feels up to it.

The JJJ blogosphere may be a little silent for a while, but be assured that we know that you are praying and wishing Dad well.

Bless the Lord oh my soul and all that is within me praise His holy name.

May He also continue to bless each of you!

God is good!