A little better each day, even went on an errand today!

Well, things just keep getting a little bit better each day.  Today Uncle Steve came up to winterize the mowers, and Dad actually went to the auto parts store to get the oil and filters with him.  He kept up for about 20 minutes  after getting back from the store, watching Steve working in the garage, even telling him how to change the oil in the riding mower at one point, and then he was completely worn out.  Being in the sunshine and outside, even for a short amount of time, took a lot out of him.  He took a hard nap all afternoon, and was a bit strained tonight, but overall doing really well.  He even spent some time on the phone tonight with Grandma and Uncle Mike, as well as wondering out loud why doing "nothing" all day makes him so tired.  I don't think he quite grasps that he's been in bed for about six weeks, with very little activity, and that it's going to take some time to build him back up.

Appetite seems to be in full swing, and is going through peanut M&M's just like old times (the bowl was empty tonight, which may explain why he wasn't too hungry for dinner).  Definitely can see progress, but quite a ways to go to build up his strength and cognition.

Tomorrow we go see the neuropsychiatrist at Creighton.  Not expecting to learn a whole lot tomorrow, but hoping he can help shed more light on what's going on, what else we can do, and provide a bit more of an assessment/evaluation of where Dad is, and how to get him back to where he was a couple months ago.

We did hear back from Mayo's, and right now I think we'll try to see how far he recovers on the stimulants (ritalin) before taking him up there.  The neurologist at Mayo's indicated he'd be happy to see Dad again anytime that we wanted to come up to Rochester, MN, if we felt that the doctors in Omaha weren't able to help further.  While we definitely felt that last week, I'm not sure it's as urgent that we get him to Minnesota right now.  One day at a time.