Tom I'll keep praying for both you and your wife. I'm trying to juggle my season around too. Our archery starts Oct 3 then early ML on Oct 17. Then I drew a PA elk tag and that is Nov 2-7. My knee is really bothering me. I've been diagnosed with a torn miniscus and I haven't had a decent nights sleep in about 6 weeks or so. I have to get ortho surgery scheduled probably early Oct. I'm hoping about Oct 5 that way I can get the first day of archery in and have two weeks to recover for early ML season.
I wish you all the best - God bless