To Frank
My Father-in-law Frank had open heart surgery on the 20th of February. What started out as a simple 2 bypass surgery got more complicated.
After a nearly 10 hour operation that I’ll get around to talking more about as time goes on he was a pretty sick fella. The surgeon’s opening statement in his post-op consult was: “I’ve had a rough day.” followed shortly afterwards by “this would have been a difficult operation for someone 55 yrs old to endure– much less Frank’s 85 yrs.”That was more than 5 weeks ago. During that time I have been updating the family and friends on his condition from time to time. But at this point Peggy and I are changing gears. She’s going back to work in Milwaukee and I’m moving into Frank’s house here in OH to spend time with him, try to get him to do some exercises and see whether there is any hope of him ever getting back home again.
So, Frank, these pages are for you. For you and those who love you and want to know about your progress. Get better dad — we still need you around for a while. 
