My father is such a good person to bounce ideas around with - he's calm, rational and has had enough life experience to help you understand your options. Options are good he'd say - and don't make any irreversible mistakes. Words to live by really...
Today is difficult. I don't understand how we got here - and to quote my dad again "it don't matter." We find ourselves in a place we'd rather not be. This morning an abdomenal CT scan revealed the feeding tube is not making a good seal and the fluids from his stomach are leaking into his abdomen. These fluids are toxic to his system and have caused an infection. I'm not sure what the signs were that prompted the doctors and nurses to realize something was wrong, but about an hour ago, he was wheeled into the operating room.
The surgery will take about 3 hours and should be completed around 1 pm central time. His surgeon will be first 'fixing' the 'seal' to prevent additional leakage and then irrigating his abdomenal cavity to 'wash way' the bad stuff. They will follow up with antibiotics. If you're brave google it (sepsis), but if your not - pray, cross your fingers, slaughter a goat or do whatever it is that's meaningful to you when asking for help. It's a managable condition, but serious none-the-less.
Some say the lord doesn't give us more than we can handle - no more please, I've had enough.
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