Update .... they let me bring him home yesterday!! Yayyyyyyyy ....
I think!! 
The hurdle now is to make him slow down! He promises he will do exactly what the doctor says with no protest, but he's in that "life is too short" mode!
Again, I want to thank you all for all the prayers and encouragement. Just don't know what I would do without you!! You're the best! BTW ... Toto is one happy little girl ... he can't move without her right by his side!