Home from the hospital. Will have an early morning again tomorrow. Bill is the 1st surgery and I have to be there by 7 to sign consent forms. The surgeon was tied up with another transplant this afternoon and I wasn't able to sign them before we left.

He has been sedated again and he looked more peaceful than he's looked since the transplant. He was cool to the touch and a nice pink color. Some additional meds were started and everything is ready to go.

Bryan left this afternoon and I'm so grateful that he came and decided I needed Emily to stay for a few extra days. She will fly home Friday afternoon. Beth and Harris are still here and will be until I kick them out. They have all been such a good support system. Emily and Harris are cooking dinner and Beth and I are on the patio with strawberry daiquiris. Emily's is in the freezer for after dinner!

Dr. Patel said this afternoon that he would not have believed that Bill would be at the stage of recovery he is when he first saw him Thursday. I don't think any of the doctors thought he would survive the first day. He said he was really going to lecture him and then said he was just joking. I told him to go for it to put all of us through this!

The main concern now is more the brain than the heart. There is not a portable CT in the operating room as previously thought, so they are really flying blind now with doing the surgery and not knowing the condition of his brain. But, if the pumps can be removed a regular CT scan can be done. All of the basic tests have come back fine, so we're hoping the rest will too. And, as we all know, God is in this and has been from the beginning. With prayers from all over the world, how can anyone not see the hand of God.

All for tonight. Dinner is smelling really good and I'm getting really sleepy now. Will update in the morning and throughout the surgery as we are updated.