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GETTING CLOSER.........

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Guess what this is!! So exciting! It came in the mail a few days ago, just like a large gift from Santa Clause! Only it is not from Santa. It's from Mayo Clinic. Yes! It is the jug of shame!! To be used for her 24-hour pee test in preparation for our trip to Mayo Clinic on January 3rd.  They want her to pee ahead of time.  Just pee in the Jug of Shame, shake it up, pour some of it into a smaller container, mail the smaller container back.  They even included detailed instructions! The pee test will help the doctors to see what sort of nastiness is still in her system. Proteins primarily. I wonder if the mail lady even knows what she will be transporting............ Merry Christmas from Mayo Clinic! Pee in a jug!! We felt that excitement warranted a blog post. (Yes, our mostly isolated/retired life can be this boring at times. We can't wait to get out more.) Update:  Things are going well, except for one mostly minor mishap (see below).  Dr Gay, our local oncolog...