Dad's feeding tube

A quick update. Dad had his feeding tube placed this afternoon. He came through everything just fine. Sherri is with him as I write this and I just finished speaking with her. She said he is awake and seems to be aware of what is going on. They will not feed him until tomorrow. His sugar count has been very high but the nurse said that it is partially because he is not eating and is getting sugar water in his IV. It was down after surgery but the nurse said they had probably given him insulin down in the O.R. I will add more later. Oh, Mom is doing fine -- she had lots of company today. Sherri was going to stop by the nursing home to see Mom after she leaves the hospital. Mom didn't want to go back to the hospital today. Kristen was at the hospital with Dad before surgery while Sherri was home dealing with the excess water that was working it's way into her house because of the heavy rains that are falling in Florida. Our close friend and neighbor, Frances, stopped to check on Mom on her way home from work. Mom was so glad to see her. So, all is well and everyone is pitching in to help things run as smoothly as possible. I am so thankful for that so that Sam and I are able to continue on with our vacation. For some reason, when I sit down for very long, like to write these updates, I feel like curling up in a bed somewhere and falling asleep. I did that yesterday but now we are leaving to go meet our kids to eat supper together in Charlotte.