More good news!  Sam’s surgery went well.  He came out of Recovery alert and able to talk to us.  We were standing by the doors when they moved him to CCU.  We all got to talk to him and pat his hand or arm and he smiled and talked a little to us.  When we were able to visit him in his room, he was more alert and joking with the nurses.  Later that night, after 8:30, he was even more alert and acting as if he were visiting instead of being the patient.  He was eating sherbert, and complaining that they didn’t have any vanilla ice cream (he was joking of course)!  We are on the way to visit him right now and will send out more info later.  Thanks much for all your prayers and good wishes.  Prayers do work!