July 30, 2009 Craig is working every day

Craig is working every day and slowly is improving. We went out to see the orthopedic surgeon in Rapid City who first considered myeloma to get a second opinion on the Mayo Clinic's assessment of Craig's back. They were in agreement. No more vertebralplasties are needed.

We stayed with Neil, but didn't get to see much of him. We arrived late in the evening and the appointment went longer than expected and we didn't have lunch with him.

We're looking forward to our trip to Omaha next week for Anne and Scott's Omaha reception. It will be a fast trip since Neil will drive to Pierre on 8.6.09. We'll all drive to Omaha on the 7th and return on the 8th so Neil won't have to drive from Omaha to Rapid in one day. It will be good to meet more of Scott's family. Gail