October 27, 2010 11:30 PM

Tears on my pillow!

I should start looking each morning as I wake up because for the first time I actually registered something on the osmology test. That's a new word that I learned today for the test that they do to see if you have any tear lakes in your eyes. Does it mean that I'll ultimately be crying like a baby once again? Probably not! But it does signal noticeable improvement in both eyes - though my left eye is far superior to my right one. And, looking at the bright side, it means that I can most likely look very macho at tear-jerker movies no matter how I feel at the time.

The problem with the right one is that scratch on the cornea which, the doctor said, is about 75% healed and should be completely healed in a week. Unfortunately for me the scratch is right in the middle of the eye so it is the major contributor to the bluriness that I have. According to the doctor, when it's completely healed then the bluriness should vanish. I'm counting on it!

Meanwhile, the directive is to stick with the current eye regimen for another week and revisit them to take the next step. So, mext Wednesday we have two doctor's visits. Dana-Farber at 7 AM and Mass Eye ad Ear at 9:30. Might as well just do the back-to-back and get them over with.

The bottom line is that the doctor was extremely pleased to see the progress that's been made in a week and looks for more of the same in the week to come.

As for my current day to day living I have added on the task of redoing a friend's bathroom which starts tomorrow. Truthfully, if I didn't have this to do, I'd be sitting around for the next several days with absolutely nothing to do and it would drive me nuts. Next week is somewhat taken up with jury duty on Monday, the doctors on Wednesday, bridge on Thursday, and a Zimmerman House tour on Friday. For Tuesday, all I have to do is vote!!!!

A busy week ahead, a busy life in general, a far cry from two years ago...

Bob