Mr. V's Journey To Recovery

When we went to see my dad around 11 am the doctors were doing their rounds. Luckily we caught them right when they came to my dad and I kept overhearing "good, good, great" and it was Dr. Hammond saying it. He spoke to us and said he is responding well to the packing and that his bleeding has decreased significantly and he is pretty stable. He did remind us of course he is still in critical condition but that he is much better today then yesterday. They already are weening him off some medicines so his body can start doing more on its own. He had been heavily sedated yesterday so he is coming off of that today but he is still not really responsive but he is aware of things. So far so good today. He is still not out of the woods but he is taking tiny steps in the right direction and thats all we ask for. We can be patient as long as he is getting better. We will take those little baby steps any day of the week. Of course my mom said to him this afternoon, "Looking good Mr. V." He really does look good.

They are going to perform surgery tomorrow and remove the pressure packs and reassess what else can be done for my dad and see if it has stopped the bleeding if not they may pack him again, not sure. Of course Dr. Bones will be performing the surgery and it will be around noon or early afternoon. He has come so far so I know he can do this.

Again its a great Thanksgiving Day and the Cafe Herman turkey meal wasn't half bad, it reminded me of public school days of getting dressing served in an ice cream scoop ahhhhhhhhhhh memories. It wasn't my mom's dressing but its okay as long as I got to spend it with my dad. I hope the Cowboys win today because it would make my dad happy (yes Houston people my dad loves the Cowboys but really he will always be an Oiler's Fan, hell he just loves Texas teams!). We love you all and thanks for your prayers and thoughts.