My dad tried to kill himself yesterday by shooting himself in the chest with a nail gun.  One nail went into his lung, and one into his heart (he's already had Open Heart Surgery before, so it wasn't in the best of shape to begin with).  They removed both nails and have him heavily sedated and restrained in ICU, but they say he's day to day.  If nothing ruptures, he should survive.  But if something ruptures, the Dr. says he probably won't be able to get to it fast enuf.

Please pray for him!!!  As sad as it sounds, a lot of you are some of my closest friends (even if we're not close geographically).  Thanks for your support.  I'll keep you updated.

That's horrible news. Your family has my prayers. 

I'm sorry to hear about that.  I will pray for your family.

My dad is back home now.  Thanks for the prayers!!

He's doing much better!!  Thank You!!  There were a whole lot of factors that led up to this incident.  He moved in with me shortly afterwards, so some of those factors are no longer present.  He still has his bouts with depression from time to time, but he's nowhere near the level he was at the time. 

In fact, he just found his long lost sister on FaceBook (I didn't even know he HAD a sister), and she has given him a ton of information about my grandfather that he has been looking for ever since his mom severed connections with him.  It's a shame he was never able to re-connect with his father while he was still alive, but finding his sister has really improved his overall outlook on things tremendously.