Tag: Jake

The Blind Leading the Blind

Last week, we invited my parents over for dinner.  Eliz was making ribs on the grill, which both of them like, and there was more than plenty for all of us.  

It’s Been a Few Weeks, Not Much New

I haven’t posted an update for about three weeks. In that time, my vision still sucks and I’m wondering if I made the right choice to have the surgery.

One Week After Cataract Removal

By this time last Thursday I was sleeping.  I guess I still had the pain and sleepy meds running in my system.  So I'm getting back to my "normal" routine.

One Week to Go

At some point next Thursday morning, I will be in surgery hopefully only having a cataract removed.  There is the chance that I will also receive another corneal endothelial

This and That

I've been waiting for this week since the end of January because I'm going to see the retina specialist on Friday.  I'm hoping he can do a PAM test on me.

Lots of Snow, No Power

It's funny how excited I still get about snow.  This winter has been a dream come true.  I have always loved going out into the snow.

New Challenges

Our holiday season officially ended yesterday with the celebration of Jake's 16th birthday and my dad's 92nd birthday.

A Good Day

I don't often write about good days here, but today was one of those days that I wanted to share with the world.  It wasn't exciting, extravagant, or exotic.

One Year Later

So, today marked the first anniversary of my partial cornea transplant (for those that need to know specifics, I had a DSAEK procedure, which is a partial-thickness corneal transplant

My Last Movie in the Theater?

Today, I went to see The Hangover with Jake and his friend Maya.  I "had" to go, since both are under 17, but in reality, I wanted to go because everybody I know that has seen that film has enjoyed it.

Life is Pain…

We are getting ready to take Jake and his friend Andrew to camp.  They are doing iD Tech Camps' Film Academy, which is at McGill University in Montreal.