Well I didn't want to say anything too soon, the Drs took him off the machine that oxygenated his blood about 4 days ago and he woke up two days ago. He remembers quite a bit and is lucid and doing a little talking. He specifically asked for his bible and two navel oranges. He was on a liquid diet for the first day and is now on a soft diet. I haven't heard from his heart Dr, but his Kidney Dr is amazed at his body's progress and I suppose the kidney function and the heart function are kind of tied together in a case like this. He will most likely go from the hospital to a rehab center (across the street conveniently enough) before coming home. Needless to say the family is delighted and my wife has been spending the evenings (4-10) with him. He hopes to be able to go to his grandson's graduation from high school on the 13th and is really going to try and make it.