Even better afternoon

I forgot to mention before that Dad wanted to brag about the fact that he is guaranteed top 3 in his NCAA March Madness Bracket pool. Hahaha... So all of you out there that were in the pool with him- I'm sorry that you are losing! He picked Kentucky to win... BUT I'm pretty sure my mom filled out the bracket for him!! :)

In the medical field, less tubes/hookups = recovery & progress, so it was fantastic that he was able to get his nose tube out last night, and then this afternoon he got the catheter (don't know how to spell it??) out. So those are both good steps in the right direction! And I can imagine he's a lot more comfortable!!! He took another walk about an hour ago, and while he hated it, he still did great and it helps keep the body from atrophy, and gets stuff moving in the body.

He's been talking a lot more and even told his nurse (female), and patient care tech (female), that "There's too many damn females here". :) For those that know my Dad, I'm sure you can actually hear him saying this. He gets annoyed with all questions my mom and I keep asking him, since we are concerned with him being comfortable. I guess we can probably be a little over-kill sometimes :)

I got to see his incision site today... I will say it wasn't very pretty. He looks like a Frankenstein. He was a little upset at seeing it too (he hadn't seen it yet). I can agree that it was a little startling to see that many staples all along his stomach.
I will be taking off here soon to head home, and go take care of our animals. Mom will say overnight like she has been... She might be posting something later tonight. :)
Thanks & love-
Holly