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Hello again.  My mom called minutes after I posted my last message.

She had some comforting things to say.

First, although they are keeping him sedated, Grandpa was able to follow directions that the nurses gave him (squeezing a hand, wiggling a toe). That's a good sign.

He is scheduled to go in for surgery tomorrow morning.  Grandpa will be having 3 bypasses during the surgery.

His surgeon feels that he has a 95% chance of survival.  She also thinks that he is extremely lucky.  The type of heart attack he had is one that has a low survival rate.  Part of what helped Grandpa is that he was out among people when it happened and someone started CPR right away.  Add to this, the cops and ambulance arrived within minutes of someone calling 911.  As I mentioned before, he was airlifted to a Milwaukee hospital that has a really good reputation for working with cardio-vascular health. 

Of course, there are always risks associated with surgery, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed.  It helps to hear that the surgeon said that Grandpa is in better shape than some fifty year olds she knows. 

 So, hopeful news.  Thank you again for the healthy, positive thoughts.