Thanksgiving, Stable & A New Normal

Friends - it has been waaaay too long since I have posted.  Clearly not my intention to post so infrequently - but you do what you can do.  To say my life has been hectic is an understatement - just way too much going on right now!  I hope this finds you well. 

 First of all, here in the U.S., it's almost Thanksgiving - a day of giving thanks!   Through the rumbles and tumbles of life, sometimes it isn't always easy to be thankful for our circumstances, for what we're going through, for what we've been dealt.  Life IS difficult.   But if we just stop, take a deep breath, we can realize there is so much to be thankful for.   So make Thanksgiving, make everyday - a day to push our troubles aside at least for a minute, and be grateful and thankful for our blessings - even if they are currently disguised!   One thing I know I'm thankful for - YOU!   Through this past year, many of you have lifted me up with your comments, with your own stories.  Thank you.  

 An update on my ICE...in the past weeks, I have seen both my glaucoma and cornea specialists.  In both visits, as I walked out the door, I lifted my eyes to the skies above and whispered "thank you".  As you know, ICE lives with you forever.  You don't get over it and you never know what to expect.  But - my eye pressure is hanging in the normal range - and my transplant is okay.  The vision in my right eye is extremely poor but STABLE is the word I choose to hear.   I am thankful.   Stable means no surgery in the immediate future.   

I do continue to struggle with my "ghosted" "crooked" double vision.  The current hypothesis: too many surgeries, too much scar tissue, alignment issues.   Probably not fixable.  Prisms probably can't address it.  Eye muscle surgery tricky, not recommended now.  Double Vision is the new normal.   I will live with it.  I have no choice.   I will continue to learn to deal with it.   

So, in conclusion, just THANKFUL for STABLE and accepting of a NEW NORMAL!

All is well.