Surgery

It was decided last night that Gary will have a triple bypass on Thursday afternoon. The surgeon came in last night and told all of us what they were going to do and explained how they do the surgery. He said that their are so many blockages that they really won't know that they can do until they get him open and can see the heart for themselves. So as of right now it has been scheduled for Thursday afternoon around 12:30. For any of you who have been in a hospital or Dr. office you know that is subject to change either early or most likely later. We really do appreciate all of the love and support that our family is receiving during these trying times. We are so grateful for the modern technologies that we have now and everything that they can do to fix problems. Garys dad had his 1 st heart attach at 47 ish?? and the 5th one was the one that did him in. I asked the Surgeon while all of the family was in the room about any suggestions that he has for his children because I was ready to take my husband for a full work up tomorrow. He said that he would suggest that they have a stress test done to see as well as watch for diabetes. It was nice to hear from the Dr. instead of a nagging wife because I have been saying this for a while. This is all that we know for the moment. The surgeon was very optimistic and that really helped put our mids at a little more ease. For any that are interested we are having a fast on Thursday. Once again thank you so very much for all of your thoughts and prayers.
The Matthews Family