Hoping for a Better Year

My father's been in the hospital since before Christmas with congestive heart failure. He's had this before and he was making good progress. He was scheduled to come home Saturday. Until today. He was undergoing treatment when he passed out. No one is sure how long he stopped breathing for but it wasn't very long as he was in a room full of trained professionals who administered CPR right away. He's in ICU tonight, with all types of tubes attached to him. He's heavily sedated so he won't pull those tubes out. When we went to visit tonight, the nurse said he was trying to talk with her but couldn't (what with all the tubes in his mouth) and rolled his eyes at her when she couldn't understand him. I'm taking that as a good sign. What remains to be seen is what happens tomorrow when they pull out the tubes.

If I had Christmas to do all over again, my wish would be for my dad's health.