Out from Under the Knife

Just talked to Mom and it sounds like Dad's surgery went well (dad had a 7 hour back fusion surgery today for those of you that have no clue who i , or dad is). Sounds like there was a lot of scraping, cleaning, rodding, screwing, plating, forking, bolting and kniving going on, so yeah, he will forever be setting off the airport security alarms. Dad has promised Mom a dance by February, so hopefully dancing lessons come along with rehab.

Thanks for all of the love, support and prayers, it really means a lot to all of us. And special thanks, first to Dr. Cocia and his team, as well as to Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, the founders of Skype--which allowed Mom, Rob and I to talk for basically free, across the atlantic ocean, throughout the surgery. If you are looking for something nice to do for Mom and Dad (e.g., food, flowers, etc.) , feel free to shoot me an email, I 'm sure I can come up with some suggestions (e.g., sending cash to budapest, ha ha). If you want to send Mom and Dad a message, feel free to comment on the blog (click on Please Comment here!!! then sign in as an anonymous user) and I will pass the message along. Thanks. -Bets

UPDATE ON DAD OCTOBER 21: Dad is now staying at a rehab center, which he describes as a quite nice facility. He has physical therapy three times a week in order to strengthen his back as well as his upper body etc. He seems very happy with the care he is getting and thinks that the staff is very well trained and helpful.