For those of you interested in how postrophe's Dad, AJ, is doing, (translation: Brendo) here's an update...

"We waited at the hospital until a bit before 11 when Dad came out of the recovery area... and we were able to see him, back in the ICU. He was still coming out of anesthesia and they had him sedated because of the intubation tube, but he WAS becoming alert, which was a boon for us all.

The next few days are important, and we are far from out of the woods, but it all looks positive at this point."