It was a whirlwind.

This has been the book of choice for me and my friend, Mary Jo who read it at my visit last week to USF. Jo hates has her picture taken so this was the best I could do. This was in the room where I had blood drawn for 12 hours. On the very first draw, the nurse hit a nerve bundle. Before this, I had no idea a "nerve bundle" was even a thing. I do  now. And I hope I never ever feel one again. It was awful. After I screamed and Jo jumped up yelling, "get that out! something is wrong!", Kelly came running down the hallway to check out what was happening. Needless to say, my trust level for the rest of the day was shot. It was a pretty long, annoying day.
The next day was the eye exam. They dilated my eyes. I forgot my sunglasses. You put the two together and I could not see for 4 hours after the test. Sunglasses will not be forgotten again.
Wings of Mercy was not able to fly me this time. Jo and I were able to fly stand by on  commercial. The good news is that we were able to get on every flight! Barkley is a fantastic traveler so the times Jo and I weren't able to sit together, I didn't have to worry about him- at all!
We got to eat at my favorite places and stop at my favorite thrift store so that outweighed the fact that the camera broke on the first day!
As always, it was so encouraging to connect with Dr. Z and the team and remind myself that it will be all worth it when that cure is found!

me and Dr. Z