Tube gone!

The feeding tube is GONE! Hallelujah!!!
Phaedra and her three came w/ us because the kids wanted to "help pull it out." Jr decided at the last minute that he would let the doctor do it, but they were all gathered 'round watching. Makenna had her fingers in her ears just in case Papa hollared. Kinsley jumped in with (to Dr. Kendrick), "You're going to do that without giving him some medicine?" After that she covered her eyes but kept her fingers spread apart to watch. Colton just watched. Me, I was cowering in the corner.
When doc pulled it out, he let everybody see the thingy on the end that kept it in his stomach ... oh, happy day. Then he put a pad on it and said the hole would close up in a few days. In the meantime we are hoping it doesn't spring a leak. But it is done. When he was diagnosed w/ cancer he weighted 235 and is now down to 212 so it is showing, esp. in his face, but he didn't began losing weight until the last 3 wks so that is good.