November 1, 2008 11am

I fly in from Dallas to be with my dad after his surgery. He is going to be moved from ICU at about 12pm. I get to the hospital at about 1pm. My dad looks great. He's got great color in his skin, meaning he doesn't look pale at all. He can't do much today, which is expected. He has a lot of machines hooke up to him to help put fluids and nutrients into his system and take out any waste. He has a stomach pump, saline IV, catheter, epidural, oxygen, and feeding tube in right now. He is in high spirits which is great.