Most recent on my dad...

Thank you to all of you for your prayers and support. I sincerely appreciate all your concern!

Much has happened since I last posted. Namely, my dad has gotten amazingly better! He was in the hospital for a week and was discharged while we were out of town on vacation. He has continued to improve and regain strength. Eating continued to be a rather significant problem. He was finally cleared to drink cleared liquids, that weren't thickened to nectar/honey consisitency, this past week. He was very happy about that. He had some problem with his esophogus such that his food wouldn't go all the way down and he would end up throwing it up. Fortunately, he was able to keep certain liquids and medicine down. There is a rather simple procedure that he may have to go through to completely resolve this for him. For now, the past two days to be specific, he has improved much on this issue. This morning he was able to eat breakfast and keep it down. My dad has lost over 30 pounds since May 19th. That's a lot of weight loss for a guy that wasn't that big to start out with.

Tomorrow my dad is going back to the hospital to have more tests done. Evidently his liver enzymes are high... not sure the implications of that, but they're checking into it. Prayers over this would appreciated.

I will try to be more diligent about my updates here... not just about my dad, but our family as well.

Again, I appreciate your prayers and support! I pray that you and yours are enjoyinig a safe and fun summer!