Surgery Day - Update 1, Entry by DJL

Good Morning.  Dad is currently in surgery.

I arrived here at 5:30am and got to hang out with Dad for about a half hour before they came to wheel him to pre-op.  He was, understandably, a little nervous, but we had a nice, honest, loving talk.  Dad's face really brightened up when we called Cherilyn, Sydni, and Jesse, and they wished him good luck.  We took this fabulous selfie for all to enjoy (lol)....




Then came the Uber for surgery:



I got to stay with him in pre-op... while the surgical team of RNs and Drs. asked him the same questions 10x.  What a great team! Very thorough, super friendly, and patient with the patient (and family.)

So here is the deal, for the rest of the morning and afternoon:

• surgery should last about another 4 hours, as of the time of this post
• post op recovery should be another hour, or so after that
• I should be able to visit dad in the cardiac ICU after that...  so maybe 1-2pm ET?

So now, we wait.  I'll be here at Holy Cross Hospital, working away on my laptop.  Check back here for the next update.