look forward

3 Positives:
cooler temps – just a few degrees, but noticable
kindness
time in the studio – August cards coming along

Our Journey Notes:
T is struggling. News yesterday wasn’t as hoped. Swelling hasn’t gone down as much as hoped and IOP pressure is once again too high in the left eye. Dr added another drop to help with the irritation and inflamation with hopes that some additional healing will help. Another appointment on the calendar for early Aug. He was really hoping for some progress. Let’s hope this new plan of drops and healing will work.

don’t give up…

3 Positives:
time in the studio
reflection time
conversation with a friend

Our Journey Notes:
T has another post-op appointment this morning. Hoping that goes well and we can start working on the new lens for the good eye and get some of his reading ability back. He’s been pretty frustrated the last couple of weeks and the bad eye days are outnumbering the good ones again. Fingers, toes crossed and lots of prayers for him and the dr this morning.

PT update: According to the PT, things are going as expected. He changed up a couple of the home exercises and only did some manual neck traction during our session on Monday -trying to save me some discomfort/pain from the previous week’s session. Tingling down my legs is still there — I just hope we’ll see it diminish or disappear before they end the treatments. Insurance approved 12 visits — so hopefully, the spine specialist will let it continue after I see him in a couple of weeks. Again, it’s a wait and see.

every day is a new beginning.

3 Positives:
Found some interesting things while looking for a document
Good news that all of the scheduled PT appointments will be covered by insurance
tried a little more tatting — not the worst of outcomes, but not the best either. LOL

Our Journey Notes:
T is really enjoying unlimited audio books in the app we got for him. His library is filling fast and he’s going through several books a week. Although he’d rather hold a book in his hands, this is also satisfying to him and is sparing his eyes some strain as he listens late into the night. His next appointment with the eye surgeoncoming up shortly. Hoping we’ll get more info on the next steps regarding the glaucoma — and when he will get a corrective lens for the right eye and/or if he’ll get a low vision designation or not.

I’ve been experiencing some additional discomfort in the left shoulder this week and on the right side of my neck. Ice packs to the rescue and I’ll be starting with those shortly from the way things feel. Continuing the 4 home assigned exercises as instructed and have already completed the necessary check in forms for Monday’s am PT visit. Still have the tingling. I’m wondering if that will go away or lessen by the time I see the spine surgeon later this month. My fear is that it is a sign of Alzheimer’s and that additional signs will become more prominent as the year progresses.

it’s a RAK sort of day!

3 Positives:
1 creative project completed, 2nd underway
Quick and easy dinner on the table just as T and A walked in the door
another round of PT exercises at home logged

Our Journey Notes:
T is struggling with much of the smaller print on his required to complete forms. Last night we spent a while catching up on last week’s reports. They’re done and he was able to sign off on all of them.

PT went well. Lifting, pushing and pulling weights for a majority of the time. He did some manual traction on my neck and shoulders again, but a little longer and deeper. I’m sore. Didn’t sleep well last night as every time I moved, it hurt. He said it might. Well, it did! LOL