Mark is in the VA Hospital in Temple Texas
The guys from Reno, Alan and Mike, were here and great fun was had by all especially at the football game which UT won on a beautiful sunny day. Mike went back on Sunday and Alan on Tuesday before Thanksgiving. On Tuesday before Alan left, Mark was up at 3 am complaining of excruciating elbow and arm pain. When the local VA clinic opened James and Alan took Mark there. Mark ended up going by ambulance to the VA in Temple. He had x-rays, labs, fluid taken off elbow and now bets are being taken over whether it is an infection or gout. Mark will miss turkey day at home. The docs have disappeared for the holidays and there is apparently no one to discharge him or give him a pass home. What a turn of events! Oh well, this too shall pass and we'll go on to the next adventure.