after one year of waiting ....

my wife Sandra, finally had her scheduled appointment day - and we arrived at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, after a six hour "crossing-the-state" drive.  Over the years, she's not had success, or much luck, with our local doctors concerning an ongoing thyroid issue - so the day had come and we had arrived.


Checking into our hotel

catching up on her homework and reading material

a beautiful, sprawling 100 acre campus

The following appointment day, a day of mixed sun & rain and humid 97 degree weather, Knuckles and I walked, and seemingly walked the entire property - walking, waiting until - we just couldn't do it anymore.  Knuckles finally called it quits out in front of the Davis Building - where I had to ask him to get up now and then, just so that the occasional, oncoming wheelchair could pass.