The whole day was organized around mom's 2:30 appointment with her glaucoma doctor. We met early, worked on her computer, talked about Shelley's quilt, William's bid on a new house, looked at her drum that she is decorating all before we took a leisurely drive south of PF Chang's for lunch. We ate very slowly and chatted the entire time until we made our way to the doctor's offices. We were about an hour early.
As we checked in, we were told the doctor was running two hours late. WHAT? It would be 4:30 before even seeing her plus they wanted pictures taken so we probably would not be thrown into horrible Silicon Valley rush hour traffic until 6:00.
Mom said no and cancelled the appointment the doctor had made because she wanted to see mom. Oh, and guess what? The doctor had no appointments available through the end of the year. Yes, you read that right.
We made arrangements for her assistant to phone me and we are going to have a chat. Mom is almost blind in one eye because of the macular degeneration so it is vital that the glaucoma is handled well or she will be blind. If the assistant can't fit mom in for an appointment soon, I will ask for another doctor.
We jumped back into the car, dropped mom off at her apartment where she finished painting her drum while Michael and I went shopping for his road trip clothing. After buying two pairs of Levi's, one pair of shorts, new underwear and a nice t-shirt that matched his eyes, we were done. He has other clothes to round out his wardrobe while we are on the road.
Back to rehab for me today. I hope Jeannie's car pool with Barry went well while I was at the retreat last Thursday. She also will be able to access a volunteer car shuttle through her hospice program when I am gone in May. She will have two options so she doesn't miss any rehab while we are on our trip.
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