Update...in a chair

So here is dad on 6/15/09 six days after surgery. He is doing great, he received the Heartmate II VAD system and it is completely portable, he will plug into a wall at home when he is resting or sleeping and when he is up and about he will run on batteries, yes I said batteries. He will use 2 batteries at a time and they will each last about 2 hours, he has 6 total, so he can feel free to go on and live a productive life outside the hospital. He is still waiting for a heart transplant as this is called a bridge to transplant...he will finally have some quality of life back. As you can see by the pictures he is feeling better and the VAD has made a huge difference in his attitude. The first pic he is being sarcastic and making faces when I simply asked him to smile. He was up in the chair today and tolerated it well, he had his feet on the floor which is huge as he has not touched the floor in 83 days, he loved the cold tile under his feet.His appetite is coming back too, he is starting to eat more and more everyday.