ICU Day 2

Joe had a good night. We all got some sleep :) The doctor was here this morning and said Joe continues to do very well. They took out two of his incision drains and all of the dressing that covered his incision. Man, now that's a scar. Today was busy... he got to sit up in a recliner chair for a couple of hours and a sponge bath! He continues to sleep much of the time as his body heals from his extensive surgery. It looks like his stay in the ICU will last a couple more days because there are no beds available in the regular hospital. We have been lucky to have Joe's sister Joanie with us since surgery and boy is it nice to have a family RN by your side every step of the way! She will leave tomorrow am to go back to Florida:( We look forward to Grandpa & Baboo (Joe's mom & dad) arriving home on Saturday so that we can see them. They were on a 2 week road trip to Indiana & Nebraska to visit Joe's sister Lela when all of this began. This was not easy for Baboo to miss being a retired RN herself. We continue to be thankful of all of the blessings this event has brought us and are thankful to the army of family & friends who continue to support us with all of their kindness. We love you all!!!