Thanks again for all the prayers and good wishes,
Everything worked out better than expected, it wasn't as bad as they thought, didn't have to cut out as much as they thought, expected recovery in weeks instead of months, once he is healed up no special diet will be required.
Thanks so much for the good thoughts.
Now if I can just figure out how to keep him from working on the roof.
On a side note I was wrong, mom and dad didn't just celebrate their 60th anniversary.. it was their 62nd.