Update on Dad

He's still doing well. He's been working at moving his fingers to increase the mobility in his hands, although the swelling has been moving up his arm a bit. The plastic surgeon will be back by to reassess the situation a little later. They did some blood work, and it appears he has some muscle damage, but his heart looks to be okay. He was able to get to the phone again, and seemed more alert than when I talked to him earlier - surprising, as my mom said they had just given him some morphine.  I love that he announced with pride that this is the first time he's ever spent the night in a hospital. No man tougher than Big John. Although I suspect he'll never tangle with a pit viper again...