Small miracles

First off, thank you for all the thoughtful and caring comments left last week regarding my dad's health. I haven't ignored them; Mike's computer still isn't back from being repaired and now my computer isn't acting right, so I can only get online from work for the time being.

My dad is doing alright and is stable. He did in fact have a seizure last week, which caused him to fall in his kitchen. It was also discovered that his heart skips some beats while he sleeps - but jumps right back into rhythm once he awakens. To remedy this, a pacemaker is being put in place today, and he's on anti-convulsives to keep the seizures at bay. On Friday afternoon he had a heart catheterization done - just to be certain there weren't any other problems - and it came back good. So now the doctors are just trying to keep him as healthy and stable as possible till next Thursday, the proposed day of his operation.

I spoke with my dad Saturday morning and he reiterated that he didn't want me to see him "this way," so I'm respecting that request, and we're instead heading to see him over the long July 4th weekend - after the operation. There's still some question about his surgery being postponed till the 1st - Medicare reasons - but in any case, we'll be there for a few days.

That's all for now, but at least I have some concrete answers and know what to expect over the next 10 days. He's in good hands and is in the best place to finally be rid of this disease, once and for all.