6:47 Saturday the 12th....from Brad

Dad's white blood cell count is getting lower...the infection is getting better. The drains are working great and the doctor told us the his "situation" is looking "a little bit better". They are hoping to get him out of ICU in the morning (assuming they can find a room for him) since his heart and infection are looking better. They want to give him 48 hours of rest before they put him through anything else. He can eat and drink anything he wants for the rest of the weekend. After lunch we walked in and he was chugging a large sweet tea from McDonalds! He's been eating fruit, sherbert, etc. Monday the team will re-analyze whether they think the surgery can be done. Keep up the prayers everyone! It means alot. Love you all!

Saturday, 4:20 pm

Dad is still in the ICU. Today's goal: to kick the infection. They're giving him some antibiotics and the new stents are draining the bile very well. He was up standing around, and talking to mom while he sat in his recliner for part of this afternoon. This is pretty good for someone in this unit. More updates later.