Two things -- no, three: (1) he's in a regular room!!!! With a view!!! (2) Please start praying now that the evil little cancer tumors will not grow while his healthy liver DOES. (3) Love you people!

Harv sat in a chair. He stood up, but not for long. Felt nauseous and dizzy so they didn't push it. 

They have let him progress to a popsicle which was a bit more exciting than ice chips.  

He's resting now and I wish I was, too, but can't... 

Hoping he can stand again and maybe even take a few steps. 

(Pray for the man in the bed next to Harv. Not sure what the whole issue is, but I think he has some neurological problems. His wife seems so pleasant and loving. I bet she is EXHAUSTED and sad.)

These kinds of situations make me really appreciate nurses, etc. Seriously. Harv's nurse has been great, but I can tell she's losing steam today. When she arrived, she was a bit perkier than she was a few minutes ago. (The man next to Harv is requiring a lot of care.)  

And, so... I guess say a prayer for all the people taking care of all the people. It's a tough job.

Special shout out to my friend, Nahla and her family... I stocked up on some delicious Lebanese food from Mediterranean Specialties before I drove down and it is yuuuuuuuuuuuum-MY!! 

And a shout out to Susie and Mark who made a trip this morning to get me a latté so I could start my day just right. 

Harv's still in ICU and his nurse is tendin' to him and one other patient -- who seems to be having a difficult time. His nurse is so patient and kind. 

A couple of doctors came by today and think he's doing really well... which is good. 

If Harv gets up and gets movin' a bit today, they'll move him to a regular room. Please pray that the pain in his shoulder goes away (movement should help with that). He needs to cough more...to get the stuff movin' in his lungs.  They're gonna try to get him walkin' at about 11:00 PST. Send some strength this way to give him the boost he needs to get movin'. 

Just a little info: they gave him an epidural for the surgery and it is currently still hooked up. It's a constant flow of pain meds and he has a button that he can push if he needs to add a little boost. So far, he has pushed it a couple of times an hour -- which is reasonable for the amount of pain he's experiencing. In fact, I think he could probably increase it, but am thankful that he hasn't felt the need. 

My job today is to keep him mentally alert and to assist with gettin' him out and movin'. 

Please forgive me for not making more phone calls... Writing helps me process and helps me get the info to lots of people at once. The updates I give are as thorough as I know at the moment. I appreciate you all wantin' to keep up with what's happening. I will try to update as often as I can -- or as often as there is something to report.

We are thankful that he's doing as well as he is. We are hopeful that he will get even stronger today.

(And, I'm kinda hopin' he gets to move into a private room.)

Friday morning

Don't have any real news.  Harv said that when he did sleep he slept well, but it was a "hospital sleep" so lots of interruptions. He has a knot in his shoulder, and he is in a fair bit of pain in his abdomen. He's in good spirits, though, and that's good. The goal today is to get him out of bed and moving a little bit. 
His blood work seems good.
Haven't seen the doctor yet this morning, but wanted to give a quick update.

Just saw Harv... He's sore and thirsty.
Dr.Park said he was surprised at how healthy the liver looked. He took about 60% of the liver -- 3 bigger tumors and 2 smaller ones.
Hard to remember all the details, but the goal is to get him moving and recovered quickly so we can do another one of these surgeries and get rid of the rest of the tumors.
He ended up taking more than he thought he was gonna take 'cause of the placement of the tumors. He was able to take the only tumor that still appears to be growing...and some of the others.
Tonight he'll be in ICU so they can keep an eye on him and make sure he doesn't bleed. Hopefully in a regular room by tomorrow a.m.
I'm gonna spend the night at a friend's place and hopefully come back tomorrow as a very effective drill sergeant. :-)
Current prayer request: that his liver will regrow, but the tumors will not grow.
Thank you all for your prayers and concern. Love you!!!

Nurse just called from ER...
Almost finished with the resection of the tumors... No excessive bleeding --which is good. Hope to be finished by 7:00.
More as I find out.

Harv was wheeled to surgery at 1:30... Will update when I know something... Probably 4 or 5 hours.