Lots of visitors, things are winding down for the night

Thanks to all of the family and friends that stopped up today and tonight. This is a major piece of the support system that was missing in Minnesota earlier this year. It really, really does help to have that positive energy and familiar faces around. Thank you.

It really spiked the good vibes in the large family room here in the ICU. Much more comfortable chairs, big couches that fold out into beds, and lots of them to allow everyone to sit. Dinner was even sent up (Thanks, Wheelers!) to the hospital, and then Jenson's brought pizza over to the Huff's to hang with me and the kids (so Rich could come up and see Dad -- which really made Dad light up. He was really happy to see him). I got video of the kids saying "hi" to Grandpa, which also made him smile tonight when I got back down here. Sometimes it's the little things that make all the difference.

I just got Mom and Grandma down to the door, and got the car for them so they could go home and get some rest in their own beds. Both of them are just exhausted. Definitely a draining day, and yet not sure where it all went. Very happy to have Dad up here in ICU under a watchful eye. Tracy and I are staying tonight, and Mom is on speed dial if anything changes at all.

With the blood clots in his lungs, pulmonary artery, and the leg, they're trying to keep him as still as possible, off of food (so he doesn't cough or even if the food makes him feel nauseated - which could dislodge the clot in his leg), not sitting up, or anything. It's going to be a long several days to allow everything to just kind of take care of itself and not disturb the clots as they dissipate.

Right now, nothing has changed. We'll be thrilled if that stays that way for a while. Anxious to talk with the doctors early tomorrow morning.

Oh, and I packed my own diet coke in for Tracy and I in the morning. This hospital is Diet Pepsi only, which you know just doesn't fly. Everything is better with a cold Diet Coke.

Thanks again to all of you for the notes, thoughts and prayers. We don't want to get greedy, but please keep them coming. More tomorrow. I'm going to go grab some bedding and lay claim to one of the couches in the family room. There is a couch in Dad's room as well, so both Tracy and I have beds tonight. Not sure how much sleep we'll get, but at least we'll be able to put our feet up.

Good night for now.