Miss me?
I surely missed you! & you deserve an explanation.
Plus, it makes a good story.
rising
over the horizon
the sun
It began with a blurry screen. Suprisingly, I had no such problems at work. “Oh well, I had a good run,” I thought to myself. So I dug up an old pair of over-the-counter reading glasses and continued blogging.
Only after the first day, I noticed an unusual headache. As I continued blogging, the headaches continued. This was new—and unwelcome.
while
the sun shines
new clouds
After almost a month of this—with an interruption by a family cruise (another story)—I decided to see an Opthamologist. Of course, being me, I scheduled the appointment about an hour before I intended to see the summer blockbuster “The Odessey” with my son.
Big mistake,
the sum
of good intentions
summer rain
Dr. O is an unassuming, late-middle aged doctor with a pleasant and loquacious demeanor. His initial examination consisted of the usual identify-the-letter charts. Then proceeded to close-ups, using eye drops. Eyeball pressure tests followed. A mixture of lens to look through at the letter chart. The appointed hour for the movie came and went. At last, Dr. O had a diagnonsis.
I was the proud possessor of a cataract in my right eye.
hopes & dreams
washed away
runoff
Young as I was, I had a cataract that already altered my vision. The reason I suddenly didn’t need reading glasses after almost a decade? Intense near-sightedness in my right eye—courtesy of the cataract. Left untreated, my farsight would be in trouble. Due to the distorted vision, Dr. O couldn’t prescribe an eyeglass prescription that would solve my sight difficulty.
Therefore, Cataract surgery it was!
parting clouds
the flood becomes
a trickle
I went in for my surgery yesterday and returned from my post-operative appointment this morning. O declared that the surgery went “perfectly.” Beyond the usual after-surgery instructions, I’m back to normal activities. Once I’ve determined the most appropriate readers, I intend to become as regular a poster as I once was back in the day.
Thus ends my tale of woe and overdue accounting for my absence. Stay tuned!
new sun
after the deluge
a rainbow
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