Update on my Father's Health

Thank you to everyone who's asked after my father and expressed concern and well wishes, over the past few weeks. I wanted to let you guys know about the current state of affairs.

We had high hopes about the surgery, which was scheduled for yesterday. After the doctor's were able to work around the blockage, caused by the pancreatic cancer, my dad dramatically improved. He's been physically healthier and more alert mentally, than I've seen him in months.

Sadly, as the procedure began yesterday, the surgeons initial incision precipitated a heart attack, shutting the surgery down. Things could have been much worse. As Dr. Christein said, if the heart attack had happened in the middle of the procedure, it would have been all over.

My father is doing well and is out of SICU. He'll probably get to come home Saturday. Heart Attacks seem to be regarded as fairly routine, nowadays. Surgery is now off the table and we will most likely be proceeding with Radiation treatments.