Doctors are pleased with the way the operation went. But he is still connected to life support and in a coma. This morning we feared imminent death and that is no longer the situation, but we can only wait now. It could take days for him to come out of the coma, if he comes out at all. And if he comes out of the coma they don't know if his brain will function.

We have two to three critical days ahead of us. Doctors have set a period of five to eight days to see an improvement.

There is no longer a chance of death.

How nice -- to feel nothing, and still get full credit for being alive.

My father?s spirits are high and doctors expect his condition to improve with rehabilitation.

He is not a vegetable. He is conscious. He understands what we say. He can shake, open and close his eyes and move his head. He cannot speak...all his body parts can move but without coordination. This is generally positive since doctors were worried that the left side of his body may be more affected than the right. So far that is not the case. He still has a tube in his throat for breathing. They tried to take it out but were obliged to put it back. He is fed through his nose.