Travel antics from Devin

Hello all,
I want to pause for a moment again this morning and say thank you for praying for me and my family and to update you on my situation...
I am here in Rapid City, SD. I spent many hours with my father for the first time since his stroke. It is amazing to me that someone can be fully there in front of you, but unable to communicate the very things that are in his head. He starts many times to tell me something that he seems to think is very, very important and then ends with "I don't know." It seems as if he is trapped inside his own body. He has almost full function of his body, however his tongue doesn't connect with his mind. He also says gibberish words like "snoodlepools" I have no idea what a "snoodlepool" is but dad asked me about them. "What about the snoodlepools in the....'I don't know," he said.
He said my name yesterday! When I was about to leave he thought he saw the pen I was using drop to the ground and he said, "Devin the mark fell" Which I asked him if he meant the marker and he said yes. It didn't fall, but I was sure glad to hear my name come from his lips.
When I went in to see him for the first time, he reached for my hand immediately and started crying. I knew he knew me and was glad I was there. It was almost as if he were saying your here and I am safe.
So the future for my dad is going to be a little uncertain, but he has a chance for a really delicate surgery in about a month that might remove the blockage in his left artery. At first we thought his artery was completely acluded, but it turns out from the MRA results that is is only 99.9% blocked and there is a chance to help him have a better chance of not having a severe stroke again in the future.
For right now, the plan is that my dad will come and live with me. He will have to go to rehab and go through Occupational Therapy and Speech Therapy. He will need as many cognitive exercises as he can handle. Right now the boys will be learning many of the same things my dad will be relearning. It is funny how God has worked out everything in our lives to prepare us to take care of my dad.
Please pray for us as a family as this will be a big transition.
We love you all and thank you for your prayer and support.
In Him,
Devin