Update...

Here is the update.... We got to the hospital this morning and everything went very smoothly with check in. My dad's surgery started right on time and so did Blake's. Praise the Lord! Everyone seems to be in good spirits (especially with only having a few hours sleep.)

We just got word from the nurse that my dad is out of surgery and is in recovery. He will be in recovery for 2-3 hours before we will be able to see him. We don't have any real details though about the surgery itself and how things went. I will let you know details as soon as I know anything.

As for Blake, he is currently still in surgery, as far as we know. We are hoping to hear soon about how things went with him.

Thank you so much for your prayers! Keep praying! Pray that Blake's new kidney will start working very soon after they put it in him. Sometimes people have to do dialysis for a short period of time until the new kidney takes over. It would just be so nice for him to put dialysis behind him and start recovering.

Keeping you posted as I hear anything...Shirley