I originally started my blog to keep my family update on my eye situation. I'll bring everyone up to date and then move on to other things.
Last June I had a kenalog shot directly in the eye. I was scared nearly to death, but didn't feel a thing. That shot did more good than all the rest of the treatment that I'd had. It helped to reduce the swelling and my vision stabilized. It's not good and I am still considered legally blind, but at least it's not getting worse. I am now only going to the retina specialist every 3 months for monitoring.
Vocational Rehabilitation is sending a lady out to work with me on learning alternative ways to do things. She is purchasing me a bunch of low vision gadgets. We'll see how helpful they are. The talking thermometer should be a big help. I'm learning to time cooking instead of just looking at it in order to tell if it's done or not. Between timing and temperature maybe I'll become a better cook adn not burn stuff. <G> Actually I've gotten to the point where I can bake cookies without burning them. I have a round stone for baking and it is wonderful. I recomment everyone buying one. You will love it. It's well worth the expense.
That's the update on my eyes.
One amazing thing that god did for me last July was to heal me of renal failure. You don't believe me? Wel it's true. I had some bloodwork done and my creotin level was over 3. It should have been less than 1. The results of that test showed kidney failure. My doctor immediately referred me to a nephrologist. In the mean time, my pastor called me on the phone and prayed for me. I instantly felt a peace wash over my body. My energy level increased and I immediately began to feel better. I had been feeling extremely lethargic and had to stop and rest every few minutes. Praise the Lord for His blessings.
Last September Art and I went to visit my son and his family in Shreveport, LA. We spent a week with them and then went to a Hebrew seminar in Austin, TX before coming back home. We had a wonderful visit with the two granddaughters and their parents.
Two days after returning home from that trip I flew to Atlanta, GA to visit my daughter and her family for two weeks. I told her I didn't want them to plan anything special. I just wanted to visit them. I enjoyed my time there, but was glad to get home.
Getting through the Atlanta airport was a real challenge since I can't read signs. I had to ask directions a couple of times, but I was real proud of the fact that I was able to make the trip on my own.
When I returned from that trip, I went to the nephrologist (kidney specialist). He changed my meds a bit and sent me for a sleep study. The sleep study showed that I have a mild form of sleep apnea so am now using a cpap machine at night. He also referred me to the infusion lab at the local hospital for a shot to help build my blood. On my second visit to him, he told me he was very concerned about me the first time I went and was ready to put me on dialasys. God is so good, isn't He?
Now I am just working at building up my strength in preparation for my grandkids to come spend the month of June with us. I am feeling better today than I have felt all winter.
Now I'm busy planning activities for the kids to do while they are here. They will have to do a whole lot more for themselves than they normally do but that's ok. They are all old enough to do so with supervision. We're just all excited about them getting to come.
That's all for this time. I'll try to do better about blogging in the future.
