I'm here in SA after being informed on Tues. that my dad would in fact need heart surgery, although the extent was not know until I got here late Wednesday. He got out of surgery about 30 hours ago and we are still waiting for him to get out of the ICU. The first time I saw him was right after surgery and as expected he looked really bad (like a person just getting out of surgery). Rochelle and Rudy were both there and Rochelle literally about fainted so we left shortly after we saw our dad that first night.
After visiting him a few times I started thinking how I think this whole double bypass has been one of those hidden blessings. I KNOW that if this had gone undetected it was only a matter of time before I would have gotten the "your dads dead" call and it seems to me like he is set on not smoking and making a change with the way he eats. This has really seemed to scare him and in a way Im grateful for that because now with this new heart he has a whole new life ahead of him. Im excited to see the difference this makes for him.
Through all of this Piper and Charly have been spending a lot of time with my mom and Piper has been doing amazing, I was even gone 5 hours one of the times and she was fine. She is eating here and there and drinking from a cup. Usually when I have been gone for a short time she always cries when she sees me and wants me immediately but every time I come back she just looks at me and continues to play and be happy. So its nice that I can visit my dad and not have to worry about my time.
My mom is currently working with Piper and the potty, she has peed twice already in the toilet. If anyone can do it its my mom, she potty trained Charly in like an hour. So we are planning on staying here all day while she does that. Im going to go see my dad in a bit and Im hoping that he will be out of the ICU today. I still have no idea how long I will be in SA. It all just depends on what is needed for my dad.
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