Good morning...Jerry did good through the night. Holly and I stayed here but he is so determined to get well that we can't do much with him. His vitals are excellent and heart strength measurements are strong. A couple of lab tests came back slightly low. He has to work on deep breathing to get enough oxygen into his lungs which will regulate his lab work. If he can get everything to the perfect levels they will take the lines out of his neck...he really wants that to happen! They may leave the chest tubes a little longer...there is clear blood drainage which is good but they dont want that to build up around his heart. They plan to get him up to walk later today...not looking forward to that at all! The nurses helped him sit up for 10 min last night...very painful. They plan to get him into a chair this morning once his pain meds kick in. He is drinking water by himself now and will have a little breakfast this morning...probably jello but we are making progress. He is answering us and saying short sentences and doesn't want us making a fuss over him. If all goes as planned he could be moved out of ccu which is major progress! He has been so touched by everything that friends and family are doing. Also, every time I go in his room he tells me how thankful he is to have this surgery over with...it's a huge burden lifted off his shoulders.