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Well, it has been a bumpy two weeks!! Nine days after my dad's surgery, he was still on a ventilator and they told us he had Stage 4 Cancer, fluid in his lungs and was just going to get worse. By this past Saturday, he was not getting better, they weren't able to wean him off the ventilator so we decided to tell him what was going on and make sure we did what he wanted. We knew he did not want to live that way and decided to take him off the ventilator. He agreed. It was a beautiful morning. About 10 of my relatives were gathered in his room. We stood around his bed reciting prayers for him as they took the breathing tube out. He started breathing on his own! He continued to improve all that day, all the next day, and by Sunday the fluid in his lungs was completely gone so they moved him out of the ICU and into a regular room! He is doing so well today they are talking about sending him home Thursday! Even the nurses and doctors say they have never seen anyone bounce back so fast! GOD IS AWESOME!!!

I firmly believe it was because of all the wonderful people praying for him that he is doing so well!! I know he still has a tough road ahead-probably chemo and radiation - but to have just these past three days with him has been amazing!! I thought I'd never see him again after Saturday! All the prayers is what got him thru it! He still has work to do here on earth I guess. I can't wait to see what it is!

By the way-We found out the news about the cancer on Father's Day! It wasn't a very good Father's Day. I still have his cards and presents at home and we are gonna give them to him when he gets home!