Monday, Sept 8th....11:45am

Mom talked to the doctor this morning, and the doctor is most concerned right now with the blood clot in his left groin. The doctor ordered a filter to be inserted into an adominal vein to filter any blood clots from his legs. Soon they will be draining the excess fluid out of his system. He also has a pleura on his left lung with about a pint of fluid, and the doctor wants that taken off today. He is breathing more rapidly than he was yesterday, and he still has a fever. For those of you who have known my dad for a long time know that he has never shaved off his beard since he got married. Well, a nurse shaved off his beard today. I have never seen him without a beard, so it's going to be really weird seeing him without a beard. Please be praying for wisdom for the doctors to know what is going on and what needs to be done. Thank you all so much for everything. It looks like this could go on for quite a while.