Dec. 30: Wonderful news! Mom’s surgery is scheduled for Wednesday, January 11 at the Mayo clinic in Rochester. Dr. Farnell will be performing the surgery. Not only is it scheduled, but she also got approval that her health insurance will cover it. Thank heavens! Mom will have her entourage (I think there will be about nine of us) on the 11th at Mayo. The time for the Whipple Procedure has come!