Well it has definitely been a crazy 24 hours.  I did not complete my preliminary paperwork until we arrived last night.  I sent in all the forms they requested, but the medical history form needed to be brought to my 1st appointment.  I am a very compartmentalized person.  I can only process so much at a time, and if I cant fix it, I need to close the compartment.  Otherwise I try and spin solutions.  I am a fixer, it is in my nature... So needless to say, going over everything last night was kind of like ripping a scab off of an old wound.  My mind started spinning.  "What will tomorrow hold?" "What will the doctor think?", "Will he take me seriously?"  "What tests do I need to redo?"  There are so many what ifs!  I got my paperwork done and looked over my medical records.  The whole thing seems so unbelievable.  Why can I function perfectly normally at times, and other times my legs just do not do what I tell them too?  It seems crazy to me, how am I going to try and explain this to yet another doctor? 

I spent some time in prayer and reading my devotion.  God is so awesome to always, always give us just what we need, when we need it.  I have been reading Jesus Calling, a devotional book by Sarah Young.  Yesterdays devotional reminded me that God is taking care of me.  My prayer has been for Peace, Protection, and Provision for our time here at Mayo.  I know that God has it all under control, I just need those reminders.  The devotion went on to say "When your mind goes into neutral and your thoughts flow freely, you tend to feel anxious and alone.  Your focus becomes problem solving (Who me?!?).  To get your mind back into gear, just turn toward Me, bringing yourself and your problems into My presence."  Exodus 33:14 "The Lord replied, "My Presence will go with you and I will give you rest."

It still took a long time to unwind and fall asleep, but I fell asleep in God's presence, in His peace, whispering the name of Jesus. 

Today went well.  My doctor is very knowledgeable and took the time to really review my records and listen to my symptoms.  We are starting the full barrage of testing tomorrow.  I have an EMG (no fun :() scheduled for 1:50 - we are hoping to get in sooner on standby.  I am still waiting for an appointment with a neurogeneticist to see what all we need to do.  I have a couple other tests scheduled for Thursday and then more next week.  We are praying that maybe by going on standby we can speed up the process.  If not we should be able to come home Friday and then return next week.   Thank you for all of your continued prayers!  God is good, all the time!!!