Bob has been wearing one for over a month and last week we
learned, at an Urgent Care and at a hospital ER, that a lot of medical people
were not familiar with this warning. At
the Opthomologist appointment earlier this week we learned that it is intended
to warn against air transport, like helicopters and airplanes, and also to
restrict some anesthesiology procedures.
The eye exam went well.
The recuperation is very slow, but everything is about on schedule. The gas bubble in Bob’s eye is slowly getting
smaller; to the point now where he is comfortable driving (giving Paige a
break). The bubble sits high in the
eyeball, which is low in his line of sight.
Now that it is less than half, he can see distance and TV pretty well,
but newspapers and books have to be held high.
He will remain restricted from flying until the bubble is all gone, so
we are not planning a return to Minnesota for the holidays. Maybe in January or February, instead.
Also last week, there was a horrible traffic accident about
2 blocks from here. Two single-occupant
vehicles met nearly head-on. One driver
died at the hospital later, and the other (who is Paula and Tom’s estimator and
office manager) was taken into custody and charged with manslaughter due to a
high blood alcohol level. He has been in
jail since then and went for arraignment today.
So many lives were changed by one stupid decision!
On a lighter note, Thanksgiving is coming soon and we got
busy making the family’s recipe for lefse – about 10 lb of potatoes yielded
enough to last through New Year’s.
We’ll spend Thanksgiving here at the Shaw Compound with
Uncle Phil and Elsie. Tomie will also be
home from LA. We’ll miss the Minnesota
family but enjoy being here with Paula and gang.
On Tuesday nights one of our favorite restaurants, Valle
Luna, has a special for seniors. It’s
very busy but we like to go then. Here’s
the Shaw Compound folks having dinner there last week.
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