Friday, September 16

I got to go to  Bunco Monday night.  A friend from the band sat with Cowboy.  I even won for high score !

Marsha came Tuesday this week so I could attend a training session on Emergency Response given by the committee I used to serve on.  It was great to see some of those folks.  We met for band practice after that so was a busy day. 

I thought Wednesday would be spent at home but I couldn't get my pain meds refilled without a doctor visit so spent the afternoon doing that.  I took Cowboy with me.  This doctor is a pain specialist and probably doesn't have a clue why I always show up with my hubby in tow.  or why he never says anything.  He kept looking at him like he expected him to weigh in or ask a question.  Cowboy just sits there and doesn't engage at all.

Yesterday I went to book club in the morning just a few doors down from the house.  In the afternoon Cowboy had two doctor appointments, one at 2 PM to get approval from our primary doctor for eye surgery.  They did a heart check and electrocardiagram.  Then we had to go to a neighboring city to see the opthamologist at 4PM.

Next Wednesday he will have cataract surgery on his left eye.

Today we went to get prescriptions filled, to Home Depot and then to the grocery.  I am sick of doctors and pharmacies after this week.  Cowboy is napping now.

I happen to pick up a magazine yesterday at the doctor's office and read an article about Glen Campbell having Alzheimers and still going to tour.  Cowboy can still remember some songs and sing them but he can no longer play his guitar.  It will be interesting to see how Mr. Campbell does.  The most interesting thing about the article was that he said he was happier than he had ever been and felt like God had taken away all his troubles. 

That spoke to me because I believe Cowboy is more at peace than I have ever seen him.  He smiles and laughs easily, he is affectionate and he doesn't seem to worry about anything at all.  I am so thankful for that and hope it continues to be true.  We went through a time when he was easily agitated, would obsessively worry about nothing at all and seem troubled about things that didn't really matter.  I have not seen that in a while.