All systems are a go for Bob’s eye surgery September 23, 2008. The time of the surgery will be known to us that day. He went for his appointment on Friday and they said he is good to go. The only thing that can keep us from this appointment will be his medical doctor that he sees September 18. This surgery is for his right eye only. The left eye will be done at a latter date.
I will be glad to get this done. It has taken forever and Bob is very frustrated and depressed over this situation. He doesn’t want to paint anymore and is very down on life in general. When he rides in the car he doesn’t look at things he just stares straight ahead.
This state of depression is somewhat puzzling since we know he can read street signs, work word search puzzles, and read at a normal distance. So while his eyes are bad, he can still see. We do not have to tell him to watch his step; he can see steps, puddles, and things on the ground.
I just hope getting his eyes fixed will lift his spirits dramatically. Yesterday while going to the eye doctor I fussed at him to start living his life. To be thankful for the sun shining, the cool breeze, the good music on the radio, and to be with family who loves him. There are so many things he has to be thankful for and not dwell on the negative side of life. He told me, “You don’t understand. You will be old some day, and then you will understand how bad it is.”
Oh, I pray I never let myself know that. I pray that I will always thank God for the day he has given me and praise his name for allowing me the opportunity to influence someone’s life. I hope that I wake everyday with aches and pains, struggling to get out of bed, and then look out the window and smile as I feel the warmth of the sun knowing God has provided another day.
Hopefully, after Bob gets his eyes done he will come to the same place in life. We can only hope and pray.
He baked chocolate chip cookies on Monday with Sarah. The whole house had a wonderful smell. The cookies lasted two days. Every time Bob would come into the kitchen he would grab a cookie.
Encourage him to hang in there one more week. The weather has been great so he can get outside this week end and if nothing else just sit in the sun. The only days we ask that he not go outside are Monday-Wednesday. That is because Rob and I are at work those days. Encourage him to get out and start living his life.
Saturday, September 13, 2008
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