8/31/21

Today is the last day of August. It’s very late Tuesday night. David took me to my ophthalmologist appointment yesterday morning. It was downtown at the MD Anderson Medcenter. He dropped me off and then headed back up to Flint. He had a doctor appointment yesterday, so he needed to go home. He stayed there last night and drove back today. He got here about 5:30 this afternoon. The ophthalmologist said my cornea had several scratches in it. I have a cataract in my right eye. I need a new prescription for glasses. Oh and my eyes are too dry. I’ve been dry for years, and I just put drops in them. That’s not working well anymore, so I made an appointment for next week to have my ducts cauterized. I think David got a little woozy when I was telling him about it.

Courtney picked  me up from that appointment and brought me out to the West campus for my radiation. She brought me home and we made it here just in time because that rep was here to measure me for my torso pressure suit. That went pretty well, and I hope to get it soon. We’ll see. She stayed with me until the evening and then Jessica came to spend the night with me. They were tag-teaming. Jessica left this morning and Courtney was here to take her place. She took me to radiation this afternoon, and then went to Walmart to pick up my prescriptions and get a few groceries. She left me and I promised to be good, however, I only had to be good for about 20 minutes, because David showed up.

My voice was horrible until about mid afternoon today, and then I sounded somewhat normal. I’m getting better each day, but I can still only eat soft foods. I take small bites and chew everything until it’s mush.

I’m going to try and go home this coming weekend. David will drive, of course. I am anxious to see my friends and neighbors. We can leave Houston around 1:30 PM on Friday and I don’t have to come back until Monday evening. I do not have radiation on Labor Day. I do have early morning appointments on Tuesday.

Remember when we had to smack the TV because the channel was not coming in clearly? I feel that same way about far too many people.

The older I get, the more I appreciate alcohol when it’s on sale.

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