More miles on the Pilot this week. Biopsy now Monday.

We're leaving the beautiful atrium of the Gonda Building and heading back to Omaha tomorrow (you read that correctly), only to return on Sunday for the biopsy on Monday morning now (May 18th) instead of Friday the 15th. Apparently the Friday schedule didn't work out for the neurosurgeon, who was trying to do us a favor before and scheduling us on a Friday. Normal operating days are Tuesday/Thursday for him. He's now making another exception for Monday AM, since National Guard duty is pulling him away on Friday and he can't get out of it. Go figure.

Had a decent day at the Mayo Clinic. Outside of temporarily losing Dad - who wandered out of the "patient nap room" - and working with Security and their cameras to find him again (which we did), we blew through four appointments in just 9 hours. We're all set for biopsy on Monday now. Since there is no need for us to hang out for six days in Rochester, we're heading back to Omaha tomorrow morning.

There are a lot more details to put in about the appointments today, but we're all honestly too tired to stand much longer. Suffice it to say that Dad is cleared 100% for biopsy and made it through all of his pre-op appointments. He'll be under anesthesia for the application of the stereotactic head frame (helps the doctor plan and biopsy exactly the area he wants using a stereotactic MRI exam to get the exact measurements), and we're anxious for results. Kind of a let down today that the appointment got moved, but there's nothing else to be done despite all of the efforts of the neurosurgery team.

This week is going to be as much about resting and getting some good sleep for Dad. No more 6:30AM Mass. I'll take him for lunchtime Mass somewhere. When he gets tired, not a lot makes sense for him and that just complicates everything.

That's all from Rochester for tonight. Probably not a lot this week for posting since not much will be happening (hopefully). I've nearly got the Driving Guide to Rochester from Omaha complete with all of the best gas stations, eating establishments, and scenic areas documented. Three more trips via the Mayo Corridor to fine-tune it. :)