We had our annual appointments with the opthamologist this morning. No change in my prescription which is good. My glasses run about $600. Cowboy had some trouble with the evaluation. He cannot always tell what a given letter is. The chart would say D R S T Y and he would say O B S T W. I know he can see it, he just can't always process it properly. I am not sure the Dr. fully understood although I tried to explain what we are dealing with. I wonder if we will reach a point where some kind of special place or person will have to do this type of thing? His left eye is ready for cataract surgery. He had the right eye done about 3 years ago. We could put it off but Cowboy wants to go ahead so we are scheduled for Sept 21. Since he is having the surgery he will have another exam after and we can address any change in his presciption at that time.
The insect bit looked awful this morning so after we got through with the opthamologist it was off to our primary care doc. They drained the bite and irrigated it. The shot to deaden it was painful and you could tell Cowboy was gritting his teeth. He has a high tolerance for pain but given how red and swollen it was I am sure it really hurt. Hopefully it will heal now.
Spent an hour on the phone with the VA this afternoon. They called to tell me they only have funding through September for respite care and then they don't know what will happen. There is another program of day care that is available to us. I am not sure I could get Cowboy to go but is worth checking out. The downside is it has a waiting list. Looks like I will need to continue to pay for any help for some period of time. Some of this must be tied to the government budgetary mess we are in right now. I am just so glad I can pay for someone. Cannot imagine literrally having to ask someone to sit with Cowboy while I buy groceries, etc., let alone get some time to myself. and the saga continues..........
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