making a simple process complicated

This morning I took my brother to the local VA hospital for outperson surgery on his foot.  The surgery went well and we were out by 11am.  That part was simple. The complication came in the process of getting him to and from the hospital.  First problem, he had to be there at 6:30am and I can't drive in the dark.  To solve that problem, I drove out to his house (north of Fort Wayne) in daylight yesterday and stayed overnight. His two dogs loved having company (Bubba and I played endless games of catch) and my brother and I enjoyed hearing each others' comments on the State of the Union speech.  We do not always agree but did not come to blows. Second problem, my six foot, six inch tall brother doesn't fit in my little car, especially with a big boot on one foot. So early this morning, in the dark, he drove us to the hospital in his van. We got there in plenty of time and, as I said the surgery went well.  They told me it would take about an hour and a half and it did. The last hurdle to overcome was me driving him home in his big old van.  First I had to figure out how to unlock it.  Did you know you can u nlock a car with the key? No remote here. Once I was in the car with the mirrors and seat adjusted, I was able to maneuver it up to the hospital entrance without hitting anything (I had made him park in a pull-through space so I didn't have to back it up), transfer him from wheelchair to car, and away we went,  Happily it was an easy, uneventful drive back to his house where I got him settled safely inside then hopped in my little Fiat and headed home. Mission accomplished. By the way, there has been a lot of bad press about VA hospitals in the last couple of years but I saw nothing but pleasant professionalism and efficiency at the Fort Wayne VA hospital today.