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Didn't run the last couple of days. After the CT scan, the surgeon came by and told us that they found a perforation in his bowel. They wouldn't know the extent of it until they opened him up. They talked about best case/worst case. Chance they would have to remove some of his bowel and he would need a bag. They did the surgery at around 4pm and they said it would be a couple of hours. We waited until about 6:30 when I saw them bring him back into the room. We waited in the waiting room. At about 9pm, the doctor's assistant came by and told us the bad news. They had to remove all of his small intestine and part of the large. It was the worst case. I broke down and cried. I stayed overnight in the hospital since we didn't know how he would do. I went into the room a couple of times to see Dad. He seemed peaceful. Honey relieved me in the morning. Next day he was stable. Then yesterday we got a call from the nurse saying his blood pressure had dropped. It was a case of "when" and not "if". We went in early and decided to stay there. We called the family to tell them to make arrangements to come. Over the day, he was doing OK, but they lowered his oxygen intake and took him off the blood pressure meds, it was a matter of time. I stayed with him and Honey went home. He finally passed peacefully at 11pm. I was with him when he took his last breath. I broke down in front of the nurse. I finally went home around midnight. Dad was gone. So sad.