August 31, 2009

I left this afternoon at about 12:30 and after a 4 hour car ride we arrived in Rochester, MN. We are staying at the 2nd street inn and suites. We ate dinner a few hours ago at Hunan Garden. (It's a Chinese restaurant.) I have been having a pretty pleasant time so far. Tomorrow I have some lab work and the following day is my procedure. Wish me luck, I'll keep you posted.

-Maria

Maria Nelson

Maria will be leaving for the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN on Monday, August 31 at noon to have surgery on her back to correct her Scoliosis. She will have lab work done on Tuesday, September 1. She will have her procedure on Wednesday, September 2 from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. She will spend a few days in the hospital to recover and then come home (hopefully) on September 9. She will need to spend about 30 days at home to continue recovery. She may be able to start attending East after that (about October 9--just 4 days after her 16th birthday). Full recovery is expected to take about 9 months which would be approximately June 2, 2010. We will use this blog to to provide you with updates.