Family and other dilemmas

So, it's been kind of an action packed couple of weeks. Youngest child's car died creating a minor crisis for her and, of course, for us. Then, my car had to be towed to the shop, but fortunately while scary it turned out to be a warranty covered event. Then, Dad had to go to hospital after getting a post surgical infection.
So, I put about 500 miles on the car between Thursday and Sunday: going to Olympia to get youngest child and bring her here to check out the car I found, which she liked so I bought, and she took it home; and going to Bellingham twice to spend time with Dad at the hospital.
The trip to the hospital may have been fortuitous -it seems he has CHF, which he was treated for in Hawaii 3 years ago, but hasn't been going to follow up with a cardiologist since, and he needs a valve replaced. He's really very sick, and now has to decide if he's going to have open heart surgery. Having been through that with Himself, I'm not sure that he can stand the recuperative process, or if Mom can do the care. It's really a challenge for both parties and they are both in their 9th decades.
Right now, that's all I can say - I'll update later as things evolve.