Sitting up and eating

Dad continues to do well breathing on his own. The nurses got him into a chair and have him sitting up. He's had a little bit of sherbert and juice. (He's got a temporary permission slip from Wellspring Heart to eat ice cream!) We've been talking to him and he whispers back while watching the Rutgers football game (with his eyes closed). He's still pretty groggy but his level of alertness improves each time we go in to visit. The doctor expects him to be ready to move out of CCU/ICU (we thought they were separate but they're really the same thing) and into a regular recovery room tomorrow morning. We're hoping he (and we) get some sleep tonight. Thanks to everyone for your continued support and prayers - it's really helped us get through the tough parts. Yeah...go Dad go!