Prayer Request

My father, Tom Wombacher, had a quadruple bypass this afternoon. Surgery went well, and they corrected the problem, although he coded after they opened him up and he spent the rest of the time on the table on a bypass. He's on a ventilator, and will probably remain on it longer than usual, since his lungs are pretty unhealthy. Dad's sixty-five, a life-long smoker, and obese. So if anyone is reading this, please pray for his recovery.

Even though it's hard to find positives in this whole situation, the cool thing about it is that I've spoken to my middle brother, Steve, twice in the last twelve hours. We hadn't spoken for about four years--not because we were estranged, but because we just hadn't talked. (That's a dynamic in my family, especially since my mom died in 1992.) Steve's wife is a heart nurse, so she was able to interpret the medical-speak to Steve, who's an EMT, and he did an exceptional job explaining what happened to me.

Perhaps Dad will finally stop smoking, lose weight, and take better care of himself.