Stubborn old man.

Mom, Topher and I went to the hospital this morning.
Dad is in ICU. I think we were all a little taken back as we approached his room and were stopped in our tracks by the notice on the door.
No one allowed in without gowns, masks and gloves.
Mom finds a nurse who points at the cabinet on the wall. She tells us that the gowns and gloves are in there, "I will be back in 5 minutes" Apparently in hospital time that means 20 minutes.. so of course by that time we are all germy again.

Like this nurse? Nurse? Where are you?

I think it goes like this...

Okay we are ready.

Nurse comes back and tells us that we shouldn't be doing this in the hall.. Oops.
Finally we get to see Dad. The old man is in pain.. also stubborn. He told us that the pain meds make him sleepy. Yeah well, that is the point!  Always one to be concerned about others he keeps fighting to stay awake. 
We decided the fastest way for him to get better is to sleep.. so we reluctantly leave him.
We make the mistake of thinking that a couple hours of shopping might take our minds off things.. Forgetting that it is the Saturday before Christmas... we are distracted with the need to kill rude Santa helpers.

Back to the Hospital. Topher and I send Mom in not wanting to stress Dad.
He tried to sit up this morning and his Blood Pressure went crazy. So they put him on a IV for that.. and total bed rest.. no getting up.
As of tonight his blood pressure is stabilizing.
He still can't eat or drink anything. He is going to be in the hospital at least 5 days.
He is concerned and wants to send his love to everyone.