Praise and Prayers

Just wanted to ask you to be praying for my dad. Next Wednesday he is going in for bypass surgery. As some of you know, he has had a history of being in and out of the hospital with various heart conditions. After his last heart attack, the week before Father's day, his doctor told us there was nothing else he could do and dad would pretty much live the rest of his life like this. We were all very frustrated and knew there had to be something else that could be done. My sister, being the go getter that she is, took the initiative to contact a specialist affiliated with Columbia University in NYC, who happens to be Bill Clinton's cardiologist. She thought it was a shot in the dark, but worth it. Amazingly, he got back with her and wanted to see my dad right away. After meeting with my dad and looking over his records, he said he was a great candidate for open heart surgery and should have had it long ago. We didn't think it would happen this quickly, but are truly thankful our dad will be able to have a better quality of life after the surgery. We are very confident he will be in good hands, both with the doctors and the Lord, but being human, it's still pretty scary. Your prayers are greatly appreciated!!! Thanks so much!