The waiting game... another update on Dad!

A quick update on my dad before we head to the hospital again. They moved him this morning at about 7 AM from Covenant to Allen. They waited awhile there- for the doctor to be called, for him to come in, etc. Around 11:00 the doctor came in. My mom said he is very nice, actually lives pretty close to their neighborhood, and is very straight forward. He said that the call he got this morning was very similar to most he gets, except usually it's the wife who is telling the story because the husband has already passed. We are THANKFUL over and over he is still with us. He also said when he heard about the arteries being blocked he asked if the guy was 600 pounds or what the deal was. Nope, not even close. The doctor was surprised when he saw him :)

So the new news is: my dad is stable enough to wait until Monday for surgery. He will have triple bypass surgery. The GREAT news is he is stable enough to wait, it would have been nice to have it today but we will wait, obviously :) Surgery will be around about noon on Monday.

Pray for rest and patience for my family as we wait for Monday to come. Another great thing is he does not have to stay in ICU anymore so we will have a little more room in the hospital at least until Monday.

Thank you for the continued prayers!! We are all very thankful!

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