Status on GPa Scott Day 10, Friday, 4-25-08

Dad is resting peacefully this morning. During the night he was given some morphine and adavan (sp) to relieve some pain and anxiety. Although he seems out of it, there were a couple of things that happened this morning that he said to let us know that he is still aware to a degree. He opened his eyes for a moment and looked at me, like he was trying to wake up, but soon closed them. I stood by him for a moment when Greg suggested that we have a prayer with him. At the conclusion of the prayer he kind of groaned a little which we interpreted out loud to be his Amen. And then very clearly he said, "Thank you." Then as we were leaving to go get some breakfast, we told him we would be back shortly and that we loved him. Again in a very clear voice his response, "I love you too". His breathing is different than yesterday, with breaths anywhere from 15 to 30 seconds apart. Seems like he always had a cough, and now is no different, although the clearing cough that he has been so accustomed to isn't there, he just breathes through it. The doctor indicated that the secretions in his mouth will increase which causes some of the coughing. He is very comfortable and appears to be catching up on rest! It seems fitting that he will be gone long before the next presidential election, since he really wasn't happy about who was left to pick from.