Dad Holmes' surgery went very well on Tues afternoon, and the Dr.'s only had to do a triple bypass instead of a quadruple so that is something to be thankful for. He is still in the ICU recovering, and Dean spent the whole day there with him yesterday and said he made great strides just in the 12 hours Dean was there. His air intake and output improved tremendously throughout the day while using the spirometer which is something to be very grateful for since during surgery they deflated his lungs when they put him on the heart-lung machine. It's basically an apparatus that assists in making sure his lungs are making their way back to fully functioning after the surgery. He is right on track for recovery, and I'm sure he'll continue to make great strides.
We are so grateful for the many prayers that were offered up on his behalf, and that our Heavenly Father was gracious and merciful enough to make sure that Dad made it through surgery with no complications. Our prayers still go up to Him with many thanks for all He has given us, and will continue to give us. This life truly is a blessing and a gift.
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i'm so glad he is doing well! i've been thinking about him and i'm so glad everything went well. we will still be praying for him. thanks for the update!
Dean,
This is Jon Felt, a scary name from your missionary past. I stumbled across your blog, and thought I'd drop a line. First, I'm glad to hear things went well with the surgery, what a relief. I hope things continue to go well. Drop me a line when you get a chance, jrfelt@gmail.com.
Thank goodness it all went well. tell them we have been thinking about them and keeping them in our prayers!
Sorry to hear about the troubles, but we are glad everything went well.
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