May 5, 2011 11:55 PM

Survival!

My mother survived her surgery today as the surgeon was more than pleased by the fact that she is such a fighter. First we talked to the surgeon after the procedure and he said that everything went as it should, That was good news! Then we went to see my mother in the recovery room shortly afterwards and she was both awake and alert - much better than what we had been prepared to see.

We left the hospital shortly thereafter as she needed her rest. Our plan is to go visit with her on Sunday - which is Mother's Day. My sister, who lives much closer to her than we do, will visit with her over the next few days.

What's next? It's get well first, then rehab, and finally home. Certainly the desired path that we all wished to see - but not necessarily the one that we expected to see. So, good news in this regard as my mother prepares to get back to some semblance of a normal life.

I thank God for this wonderful outcome!

As for me, next week involves two doctor's visits - Wednesday and Friday as efforts continue to make sure that I stay as healthy as possible. I noticed one major thing today. Having been in the hospital from 10:30 this morning until 6:00 tonight, my eyes were somewhat sore most of the time. When we went to my sister's house later on, there was no problem with my eyes. The major difference being that the hospital constanyly had air flowing and maintained a somewhat dry environment while that did not exist at my sister's place. The same can be said for the situation here at home such that I do not have problems with my eyes whereby I must continually fill them with drops.

Thus, the comfort level is there. However, as the day wears on and I keep loading up my eyes with drops of one kind or another, they tend to get blurrier and blurrier. Not such that I cannot see but most certainly not as clear as they used to be or even as clear as they were when I got up in the morning.

How long will this situation last? I don't know. For sure I'll get an update on the 18th.

My life continues to be run by doctors.

At least I have a life...

Bob