It’s been a busy day again. Mom called up to the ICU this morning to see how Dad was doing and the nurse said he was doing great and asked if she wanted to talk to him. He answered the phone like nothing had ever happened. Mom and I looked at each other in amazement and we both teared up. He was off the ventilator and they were wanting to get him up in a chair soon. By the middle of the day he was out of ICU.

So praised God for that. I’d googled it around 2 in the morning and it’d said the typical stay was anywhere between 24-48 hours so his was even less. When the surgeon came out yesterday I asked him how bad it was once he was in there. Using his hands he said a normal aorta is typically the size of a quarter and dad’s was nearly the circumference size of a tennis ball. Again Mom and I looked at each other amazed.

So we’re very thankful that things went so well. After Dad and the kids had waited out the heat delay at Elianna’s sectional meet, it ended up being rescheduled for today because of rain. It rained today again about halfway through and the meet was delayed for another 90 minutes. We waited out the storm in the cars and then the sun came out again. The girls finished their races and both of them were able to medal.