Dad's Surgery

We were all surprised when my dad came down with some kind of stomach flu following Violet's birthday party. He said it didn't feel like any flu he had ever had before. Mom took him in to have blood work done on Friday when the pain became so bad he couldn't work. His white blood cell count was elevated so they performed a CT Scan. To everyone's surprise he had appendicitis! The doctors removed it at 5 o'clock this morning. It broke as they were removing it, so they flushed the area and put him on antibiotics. He's doing well and might even be able to leave the hospital some time in the late morning. They won't be able to make it to the trunk-or-treat tonight, so they're getting a costume parade at home. Feel free to call him...everyone knows how he loves a good dose of sympathy. Poor Guy!!!