Me Dad

Just spoke with my brother about my Dad. Previously I'd reported that he'd had a successful operation. Well, it seems there's more detail behind that which I'm gonna bore you with...

He had two operations. The first one, attempting to drain the fluid from the brain, was unsuccessful. They then tried a second operation, this time to redirect the fluid from the brain to the spine by installing a shunt (sp?). This operation was successful. However, my dad suffered a 'minor' heart attack as a result of the stress of the operation.

The doctors are apparantly optimistic about the prognosis but it doesn't read well does it? Two operations and a heart attack...

Thank god Keith's there. He really seems to be asking the right questions and getting things done and I'm sure it means a lot to my dad too. I don't really know my brother well. He's 29, 5 years younger than me. I left home when he was 11 and over the years I haven't really kept in touch with him, maybe a conversation once or twice a year. In the back of my mind my brother's still 11 so it's a bit of a suprise, on a subconcious level, that he's doing so well managing this situation. Thank you Keith.