Thank you!

Charlie thanks you all for the cards, gifts, food, visits, and phone calls! Mom and dad have been completely encouraged by all of your support. Dad is feeling great. Aches and pains interrupt his plans for an active, energetic day. I think when he wakes up in the morning, he forgets that he has had major surgery. Your support has carried him through the days!

Dad found out that a long-time friend, also named Charlie, had had open heart surgery just 10 days after my dad did! He had a call from this friend after his daughter informed him of dad's ordeal. Only because kids of three long-term friendships had stayed in touch via facebook and email, had these long life friends known of their common predicament. Dad was energized by this amazing sequence of events. I say that the Lord carefully orchestrates each and every moment of our lives!