Surgery Day - 12:30 pm

We just received the latest update...they aren't very detailed in their updates...  

They have finished loosening up his innards while laying on his back and have just turned him onto his side to do the same from the side.  Apparently, there is a lot of loosening and moving around of one's insides before the actual surgical/cutting process begins.  All of our insides are held into place otherwise we would all be sloshing around and all of our guts would be in our feet... so they have to move things around to get to Dad's esophagus.  

So, that's where we are at.

We are all hanging out in the waiting area.  There are easily over 150 people here in the waiting area.  There are 30 operating rooms and that doesn't even count the outpatient surgeries.  That is so crazy that this hospital is booked up every day with that many people sitting and waiting to hear about their loved ones.  

We have kept busy with card games this last couple of hours.  Most people are just sitting around, talking on cell phones and staring at each other.  Maybe people are thinking we are strange because we aren't sitting around sulking and staring at each other the whole time, but seriously, that would make the time go SO slow!  So, we are trying to keep our minds occupied and the time goes a little faster... I mean, it's still slow, but it does pass a bit more quickly.

I suppose everyone copes differently... One of our 'favorite' fellow waiting room family members passes the time by whistling "Amazing Grace" and "Moon River"-- LOUD and CONTINUOUSLY!  Evan is about to karate chop him.  Kim is getting irritated by loud cell phone talkers.  I am busily playing games and blogging.  Pat continues playing video games on his laptop--exactly what he would be doing at home.  Mom is playing with me. 

Next update in about 2 hours.