Cheery pics in the midst of heartache...

My dad underwent another surgery yesterday. It seems that during the first surgery to remove the cancer, the doctor "nicked" the tube that goes from the bladder to the kidney and cut it. That caused urine to back up into his stomach. After extracting 7 liters of urine from the stomach, they decided to try surgery to fix what they had done. The intent was to put in a shunt in place of that tube. When they opened him up they found that the tube was too severed for a shunt. He is now facing options. 1. redirect the tube out his side so that his urine goes into a bag much like his colostomy bag, or 2. they go back into surgery and remove the kidney. Both options have their ups and downs, but it is ultimately Dad's decision to make. All of this has to be done before he can start Chemo.

In other news... Heath's brother's and their wives and children came to Chicago for Memorial Day weekend. Here are a few pictures of our time together.....