In six days my wife will take off work and drive me to the VA hospital for eye surgery on my left eye. It's a one day operation with days of preparations' and meds in the eye. I aim to stay strong but even with my faith I was told of the risks with this kind of surgery enough to make me think harder of the risks.
Right now it's all in my mind and head I have to eliminate. When I think about I may not need glasses any more I feel better but then I got one more eye to get done. Getting my mind
The VA eye clinic told me I will need eye surgery for cataracts in both eyes, but the left one first because it is the worst. It's a matter of time it has to be done sooner or later. Well, I'm not getting any younger so why wait?? It will need to be done so I opted to start next week. Preparation will start on Monday the 15th thru 17th then the surgery will be 7am on the 18th. My wife wants me to get a second opinion from my other eye doctor so I will call him today.
I thought I could see pr
The one thing the world don't need now is another world war. I don't know the thinking North Korea is doing at this time but war is not the answer for any country or it's allies. I suppose their leader just wants to flex his muscles and his new found authority of their Army using missles to fire on the US. To me being a seasoned veteran, I view him as a very young gentleman with authority handed down to him from his father and he does not have the matruity yet to be in charge of an Army wanting
Well this could be a long story but I will cut it short. I was glad to read in Ruth's Blog about a dog named Mumbles she got for William's pet and company that he loves just like he loves Ruth, his wife, and precious care giver of many years. It just so happens I got that same breed dog for my grand child a year and two months ago as a two week old pet for keeping her grades up in school. To this point in school she is still on the Honor Role and will get promoted to 5th grade when school ends i
Well this could be a long story but I will cut it short. I was glad to read in Ruth's Blog about a dog named Mumbles she got for William's pet and company that he loves just like he loves Ruth, his wife, and precious care giver of many years. It just so happens I got that same breed dog for my grand child a year and two months ago as a two week old pet for keeping her grades up in school. To this point in school she is still on the Honor Role and will get promoted to 5th grade when school ends i
Well, I just cannot get my computer enter key to skip down after a paragraph to get space between so it doesn't look all bunched up like a book page and very hard for us to read. The computer guy says it's not my Enter key it must be the site. Anyway I will get off for awhile write some letters and give it a real test. If it works there then it could be the site since we had all those members on line in one day. See, right here I need to skip down and leave a space. So, I'm gone for a day or tw
Spring is coming on time if we go by the calendar date. Should we go by what the weather is doing it's sorta hard to tell in some areas of the world. It seems the snow just keeps on coming to many areas that has their hearts set on Spring time weather.
It's kinda like our recoveries in some cases if it's a practical recovery or a full recovery. Either way Easter is also on the way and that always come just after Spring arrives. Then of course for so many of us this year we will find ourselve
We are out of here today in a couple hours going to Shreveport for a little gambling with free rooms tonight and Saturday night but Sunday will cost us 19 bucks. So the wife needs a little respite time in the casino on her penny machines she is so lucky on. She's been a pretty good care giver so I got to drive her there to enjoy a big seafood dinner tonight and steak Saturday night all at half price for over 50 guess. So by the time you read this blog we should be on the road. I'm not taking the
It's a long way to ten years for me but I'm on my way now. My hopes are get stronger in my mind, my weak leg, arm and hand too, so I can use them more often in my daily tasks. My brain probably won't ever control my body muscles or nerves anymore on my left side so I pray often to not loose my eye sight. That way I still have a bit of control in seeing where to put my weak foot and continue to walk without falling down. I'm very thankful I haven't fallen much in my nine years of recovery and non
It has been a long, long journey to recover some of what was lost nine years ago that Thursday morning, January 15th, 2004. I realize now it's been nine years ago and I could have been gone then but I really think and believe God had other plans for my living longer. So here I am a month into another year of recovery which I surely still need and have no complaints with what I have gained back over those last few years. I may never get back to where I once was but then again I won't be the only
Do you ever just sit and think to yourself?? Do you wonder why you have so many pains, hard times, and things go wrong while other people don't seem to have any pains or hard times and they seem to be the perfect person?? Well, I'm almost sure that by now as a survivor or care giver you have noticed that the world is not perfect. You don't have to live long to figure that out, but something within us as human beings still want to experience perfection in our lives.
We want the perfect family
She got back today tired as can be from driving that 8 hours from New Orleans to Killeen Texas and all the wedding hoopla for a couple days. I don't think I would have made it staying awake all that time at my age. She says a good time was had for all attendees and plenty food and drinks to quench any thrust. She says her feet are tired and she is too because at this time she is in the bed snoring a bit that means her body is awful tired. I don't imagine they got any sleep at all or not much be
By this hour in New Orleans I suppose my Lil sister in law has another hour or so to be single. I think the wedding was scheduled for 4pm and I can't remember the place location. I think at a community hall but my short term memory has left me thinking as usual and not knowing for sure. Anyway I didn't have the desire to make that 8 hour drive Thursday night and all the hoopla up to today. I'll just have to wait until they come to Killeen to visit us again. I don't know if there will be a honeym
Just when you think the weather is warming up a bit I look at TV tonight and see it will be 27 to 32 in the morning (Friday) in my neck of the woods here in central Texas. Today, well this evening the temp was 71 but was colder this morning. Now they are saying colder for the next several days plus rain before it warms up again. Before too long Easter will be coming around the bend and I still remember one Easter it snowed enough to make snowmen in the yards.
I suppose the weather is one el
Valentines Day, is that a day to show your love for a partner, friend or the one you really love all year long??? Either way we tend to spend money for items we think and feel that special person would love to get from us but not necessarily need or want it's just a gift from our hearts. In many cases that person may mention in a conversation what they would love to have this Valentines Day from us. I think that's the best way to not purchase a gift that has to be returned. However it happens ev
Many of you know I make this report each year for the past few years and I try to make it an interesting part of history for all mankind.
Dr. Carter G. Woodson realized the importance of providing a theme that would focus the attention of the public when he established Negro History Week in 1926. Nowadays we know it as Black History Month, yea a whole 30 days. The association for study of African American Life and History dedicates the anniversary of two important African American turning po
Well it doesn't have to come from a long way from my city it's about 60 miles and before it arrived in two days. This will be my second time experiencing a slow heart beat and this time it was really low so needless to say I'm a bit worried not knowing the real reason this is happening only speculations and I'm no doctor. It's times like these you just don't know however everybody knows when the heart stop beating you are a gonna.
Right away you start to think about your age then you wonder
After the pain clinic appointment for a steroid injection my heart beat was slowed to around 33 to 40, that's super low and before the injection it was very normal. That caused a trip to the ER and a 4 hour stay only to continue to the heart doctor a few doors away. Nothing was found to be the reason for a slow heart beat and a monitor was ordered. I await it's arrival by FedEx probably Monday or Tuesday. In the meantime I have to sit and wonder what is going on or is it the steroid causing the
Well, it's tax time and I'm in a real slow mode hopefully by April I'll be ready to send my check in since I been paying for the last couple years when my wife's mom passed. We always got a refund then but no more!!
Oh I guess I could talk about yesterday, boy what a day! A 920 am appointment to get a steroid shot in my weak back at the pain clinic ended up being an all day thing and a trip to the ER then my heart doctor. After the injection my heart beat slowed down to 30's and the 60's is
Already the news is all about the cold weather and the snow that's coming to almost everywhere. The accidents and many vehicle pile ups on the highways and Freeways are really making the news and keeping the highway patrols busy along with the many wrecker services needed to haul the wrecked cars. In some cases I saw on TV as many as 80 vehicles were involved when just one vehicle hit icy spots and spin out of control while other vehicles are going way to fast to stop. And it's happening in ever
Well, now is the time and the month to celebrate my time here on site where I learned everything I know about strokes, recovery and all the meds one needs to survive. A stroke wasn't nowhere in my mind when it happened to me while home alone in the late morning. In fact I was on the computer upstairs typing some papers I needed for my business when I got to work and opened up at noon.
Well, I never made it that day or for the next five months either and I knew once I opened the doors I would
I read a blog about the weather from somebody and they were wondering how the winter was going to be in their area. Well, in some areas there will be snow for sure and right now there is snow in Jackson Mississippi. Now that is unusual and it could fall in Georgia and Alabama as well the way this weather is acting this new year of 2013.
We are having temps of freezing each morning then by noon time the sun is shining until late evening but it doesn't get above 50 degrees to often which still
Well members I just want to say tomorrow 15 January 2013 is the beginning of nine years to the day that I became a stroke survivor at 11am that morning. I shall never forget and here I'm praying it never happens again and so far so good. You never can prepare for any stroke and it's like an accident with so many ways it can occur. I remember so well there was no warning that I knew about while sitting at the computer my fingers on the left hand stopped working and went numb. While I was wonderin
I am a senior survivor and I forget things easily and perhaps some of you forget things too and it is so common it seems like a practice! The big thing is there is always someone that hadn't heard about it yet!!
In this case it's your money that you have been receiving in the mail by way of a paper check to your mail box for only you know how many years!! Effective 1 March 2013, that's this year, they will stop coming by that method! Getting social security benefits and federal benefits will
You all heard of the saying, "Time waits for no one" right?? Well just in my mind and thoughts this year is already doing just that...moving on and waiting for no one!! When you think about it Christmas seems like last week but that was the New Year just getting started on 1 January now tomorrow is the 6th of January already and my emails are letting me know I got some bills going to be due pretty soon!!
It seem like I would get a little brake since I don't have any new bills just the same o