Posted in health on Mar 26th, 2006
Today marks the end of the third day since my eye surgery. At times I think I can see a difference, and at other times I think it is actually getting worse. By the end of the day, like now, everything is blurry. Obviously my mind and my eyes are getting tired of trying to [...]
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Posted in health on Mar 24th, 2006
On Thursday I had LASIK eye surgery performed on both of my eyes. while the result will be several days, if not weeks, in the making, I am pleased to say that I am already noticing differences.
Being analytical (”You think too much,” says P) I spent the days leading up to my procedure looking at [...]
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Posted in health on Mar 24th, 2006
Yesterday my LASIK procedure went smoothly and without any complications. The doctor said the surgery went perfectly. There are plenty of things to write about, however, I’m still in the first 24-hour period where the flap hasn’t started to really heal yet. So everything it a bit fuzzy around the edges.
With my left eye covered [...]
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Posted in family on Mar 23rd, 2006
Last evening I had a call from my mother. She had been to her weekly chemotherapy appointment and wanted to give me an update on her condition. During the course of the appointment her doctor, who by all accounts seems like a caring and concerned individual, and whom my mother clearly trusts implicitly, asked her [...]
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Posted in health on Mar 23rd, 2006
Today, in just a few hours, I am having laser keratotomy done to both of my eyes. LASIK, as it is commonly know, uses a low temperature (cool) laser to alter the curvature of your eye’s lens so that images land on the retina properly. In my case I have two situations that need correcting: [...]
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Posted in life on Mar 21st, 2006
Recently, in a conversation with Laura, I used the phrase “instead of trying to be with people who look good, we should try to be with people who feel good.” She didn’t let that bon mot go by unnoticed. Thinking back on her comments about it, I realize that one of the cornerstones of my [...]
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Posted in life on Mar 21st, 2006
After my epiphany last evening regarding the root of my seemingly endless supply of anger I cried and cried. I haven’t been crying much lately, in fact, looking back over the past few weeks, I haven’t really been feeling much of anything for a while. It is obvious in the light of a new day [...]
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Posted in family, life on Mar 20th, 2006
One of the greatest gifts Michele gave me was the understanding that anger was okay. Growing up I had the idea that anger was something to be feared and avoided. As a young adult I was fearful of losing my temper, in a sense I thought that I would be hurt if I lost my [...]
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Posted in diversions on Mar 20th, 2006
Posted in life on Mar 20th, 2006
One of the greatest gifts Michele gave me was the understanding that anger was okay. Growing up I had the idea that anger was something to be feared and avoided. As a young adult I was fearful of losing my temper, in a sense I thought that I would be hurt if I lost my [...]
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