The next day

Last night before we went to bed we placed a call to see his he was
doing. At 10:30, they were already getting ready to remove the
breathing tube and hoped he would be in a chair by midnight. They
encourage open heart patients to be sitting up to decrease the chance
of pneumonia and infection. He slept in the chair for most of the
night and enjoyed a cup of green jello for his first meal.

Mom and I hopped in the car around 9:30 to head back down. On the way,
a nurse called. They were moving him from cardiac intensive care up to
a private suite. This happened in less then the 24 hour time frame!
When we arrived he was sitting up talking with the nurse. What a
sight! He looked so much better then when we left him last night.
Although he does still have a lot of wires and machines hooked up to
him. We sat with him for almost 2 hours before he was noticibly
getting tired. As we were leaving, a nurse said PT was going to be
coming to get him up and walking.

What a difference a day makes. I am so so thankful.