Update on Father-in-law

Well, Monday my father-in-law went in for quadruple bypass surgery. He took a long time to come out of sedation and become cognizant of what was going on. On Tuesday Rick called me at work to let me know that he was still very confused and they thought he had suffered a stroke. A CT scan confirmed that he had some bleeding in the back of the brain in the area that affects motor skills and memory. Wednesday was difficult as his memory loss became more apparent and he was completely unable to feed himself! We stopped by to see him Thursday and we were so encouraged by his improvement! He was eating well, feeding himself and carrying on a conversation. Even the doctor was surprised by the rapid improvement! Gabi and I took him a photo album filled with family photos and took some checkers to play with him yesterday! He thinks it is October of 2000 and he keeps asking what lead up to him being in the hospital. He thinks he has lost a lot of time and missed a lot. Yet his total memory is not gone! He knows who everyone is. Rick's sister was talking to him about a dentist's office their company was building and Gene remembered that they were building it on an old salvage yard and joked that he had dibs on any old cars they found while digging the foundation! He is improving everyday and will move to the rehabilitation wing on Monday! Hopefully he will continue to improve daily and get to be home in time for Christmas! So please pray for a speedy and full recovery!