Doug feels a little like that song from Janeen Brady's "Courage"; "Take 1 step forward and 2 steps back and you've made a little progress".=) This morning we made a little mistake with one of the pills (heart rhythm & blood pressure med) which is supposed to be 1 every 8 hours around the clock - 6am, 2pm, 10 pm - but somehow he took one at 6am and 1 at 8am. I called the Cardiac Unit immediately, they said to watch him, take his blood pressure and heart rate often, drink lots of fluids, If the blood pressure went under 90 or heart rate 60 or under, get to the ER. Well I was a wreck, we had family prayer, and then watched, waited, and drank lots of water. This medicine is to keep your blood pressure low so if you take too much that's why it could be serious. He did amazingly fine, a real tender mercy from our Heavenly Father. We made some major adjustments to how we are handling all these meds! I'm so thankful all ended well. Since we have hardwood floors he has to wear tennis shoes for safety reasons, even the rubber soled slippers were too slippery. He also is to have his heart pillow with him at all times for protection which he has learned he really needs; when he needs to cough or someone makes him laugh, if he doesn't have it with him it's very painful! He walked around the house today for 15 minutes - one of the post-surgery exercises, every day the first week, then we add 5 minutes a week for the next 6 weeks. He's very good at including the many breathing exercises to keep his lungs clear, reducing the chance of pneumonia. Several sweet friends brought us a yummy dinner tonight which was very appreciated and so helpful - love you all!!! Don't feel bad if Doug doesn't hug you - he physically can't - it kills! Fist bumps and high fives will have to do for now.=)