You are right, that pneumonia is very sneaky. I know people who went to the doc and thought they just had a cold, that were sent straight to the hospital, because they can't tell it is that bad - that's why they call that version 'walking pneumonia' because they are still up walking around, not realizing something is really wrong.

My husband was lucky that one of the technicians explained to him about mono-vision. They determined which eye was dominant for distance and which was dominant for close up, and they only fixed the dominant for distance one. The other eye was left alone and he reads with it with no problems. So the brain switches without you knowing it to use the dominant eye that focuses for distance or reading. I'm so glad he had that done, and is not stuck in glasses, one more thing for him to fool with.

Fred: I am so glad you are back. So many of us were worried, even tho you let us know how things were going. Still you weren't here and what were we to do without our Fred! I do hope you are seeing to your recovery and good idea getting some therapy sessions in. Rest, hydration and some walks with the little puppy.

Fred, I had three pair of reading glasses with me on the trip to the Casino. I know exactly what you are saying. Get the cheap ones and stash a pair wherever you can. LOL Between Mary Beth and Bruce, I can't have too many pairs.

Please do see to yourself and recovery. Small steps and do let us know how you are feeling - Debbie

I went in to therapy today got registered and my schedule for 7 more sessions (today counted as one) of PT and what ever else they have me doing for those one hour sessions! He did say my arm. hand, toot, and weak hip was causing me not to walk as I should be for now. He saw on the records where I was last there November 2012 and the year before that!!

So I'll try to get a bit better under his directions in four weeks twice a week sessions! With Medicare and our federal government like it is I just don't look forward to any more time after these first eight sessions are used up!

I can use any help I can get toward functioning better than I am now. I just sorta let myself go downhill somehow! My wife is trying hard to get the VA to reinstate me for in home care and get my lady back twice a week for awhile to see if I do better or not!

My biggest problem now is my knees and the arthritis making it real hard for me to stand up from a regular seat or chair in the doctor's office. Except for my scooter seat and my car seat any where else I sit I can't get up by myself including the church pews. That used to be very easy to do I'm getting older and stiffer legs is causing much of it.

It had never really occurred to me that so many doctor's offices have chairs with no arms in them, until Bob's stroke. He NEEDS that arm to help push himself up. I hope you get a lot out of your sessions and you girl back!