A day after surgery to remove his colon - the first step of a three-surgery process - Jake Diekman got to eat a little Nectar of the Gods, er, mashed potatoes. It was the first solid food Diekman had in 48 hours and because the post-surgical protocol calls for very small portions, he was limited to five bites at a sitting.
It may not be his beloved chicken nuggets, but it was a first step. The second: A handful of french fries at dinner. Call it the all pot
And speaking of, Diekman also started roaming the corridors of the Mayo Clinic Hospital Methodist Campus in Rochester, Minn.