On Friday, I met with the retina doctor who examined my latest photo then had others taken. They injected a dye into my vein then took photos as the dye made its way into my eyes. It allowed him to see the circulation in my eye. It also allowed us to see the additional blood clots that have suddenly appeared. He felt that the problem behind these clots was from the episode two years ago plus the recent one while we were on our long road trip. He thinks the retina was trying to detach. There was nothing he could do except keep an eye on it. I am going back again next month to see if there are any changes.
With this behind me, I met with Dolores for brunch on Saturday morning. It was simply marvelous. There is so much to say for old friends. It was just a matter of bringing each other up to date rather than having to explain ourselves. She, too, had been having eye problems that were somewhat similar to mine. We talked and talked. On the way home in the heavy tourist traffic, I put in the CD of the movie "Swingers," rolled down the windows, sang along and somehow, the traffic was no big deal as I was enjoying the music so much. It was a such a lovely, different Saturday for me, something that I really needed for my soul.
The focus for tomorrow is my mom. Michael is driving us to an Indian casino about 90-minutes from her house. She is so excited and will be ready when we swing by to grab her at 6:30AM! She LOVES to play the slot machine. Us? Not so much. We walk around a lot, have coffee and watch people.
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