Days 5 & 6 at the Mayo Clinic

Steve waiting in a Neurology Consultation

We have officially been here over a week now and are all feeling it! Steve continues to stay positive (see thumbs up above) as he goes through lengthy testing and somewhat invasive procedures.

Day 5 at the Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale Campus: Our days seem to run together here but the highlight of the day (yesterday) was getting to meet with a very intelligent Christian doctor who was even involved in InterVarsity in his college days! He gave Steve a very thorough recovery plan including diet, new non-narcotic drug regiment, exercise/physical therapy plan & more for us to begin when we get home. This was encouraging but also hard for Steve to even visual what this will look like as we stay here, with more testing waiting for us every day.

Day 6 at the Mayo Clinic/ Speciality Clinic, Phoenix Campus: Steve saw some specialists today who both ordered a gambit of new tests and procedures which extends our stay here by another couple of days. These tests include ones that have never been done on Steve, which is a bit refreshing for him to say the least. We actually got back to our hotel today before 2pm (today was only a 7.5 hour day compared to others, which is a nice change!). Steve continues to do prep, fasting and medication for a pretty big procedure tomorrow that will keep him laying around most of the weekend, recovering. Please pray this procedure goes smoothly and pain-free! 

Thanks again for all of the kind words through text, email and facebook (keep them coming!)- it's so encouraging to remember we have a community of support with us every step of the way, no matter how hard and long the road may seem...

Peace & Love,

Steve & Casey