When Pop came home he said that he is going "under the knife" on Tuesday, for some kind of colon work. He had such a quaver in his voice. If it were somebody else, if it were mother or me, he would probably chuckle and joke about it. But I don't really want to be resentful. Although it is in-and-out surgery - he will be back home on the same day - one is always taking a critical chance in having surgery done. And, of course, my own very life is inextricably tied to his heartbeat. The expectation is that this is routine and life will go on as usual, but, on Tuesday, there is a real hurdle that Pop has to jump for this to be true. Pray well, Pop!