Day 3 - update

Today Dad is in intensive care and being constantly monitored by the nurses - 24 hours a day by a dedicated nurse. He is breathing on his own now (without the help of a machine) and his blood pressure is very good (no more drugs needed to help that). However, he is still hooked up to a lot of machines and monitors to make sure he is ok. He is being kept asleep to help with the pain and because he still has a tube in his throat. But he is responding well to voice commands like opening his eyes and squeezing your hand, but he won't remember it later because he is on a lot of drugs. I think it will be about a week before he is out of intensive care and put into a normal bed in the hospital.