Not troubling because of Lisa – she is the good news story. But I will claim a troubled soul as the reason for such a long lag between posts. Hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, mass shootings, wildfires… idiot politicians, and deepening divisions in our society. Makes you want to go on a walkabout and not come back. And much closer to home, our dear friend and the pastor of our church is subjected to an overwhelming injustice. Out of a parish of 3,500 families and maybe 10,000 people, two women complained to the bishop that the way he hugs people after mass made them uncomfortable. The bishop responded by removing him as pastor, making him leave the parish without even saying goodbye, and issuing a letter that wrongly implied some sort of sexual misconduct. I’ve never gone to battle with a bishop before – but there’s a first time for everything. It’s not the kind of thing I have the ability to just accept without a fight. Not sure I’d recommend you putting money on me winning though. I’m just a David, and a bishop can be a bit of a Goliath. Oh… wait! So all of that has been pretty upsetting and distracting, along with trying to catch up on work that went undone during the monkey war. But the low points are more than counterbalanced by the miracles taking place in Lisa. Every day she is more of her old self. I jokingly told her a few weeks ago that she was Lisa V3… I married V1, V2 was the monkey laden zombie (no offense intended), and V3 is the new and classic version of V1 – like a fine wine with a whole new view of the world. Lisa gravitated to that thought and now occasionally refers to herself as V3. Another dear friend commented that her progress is like a resurrection, and he was dead on. It is an amazing thing to see. I can only imagine what it must be like from in her shoes. We will do our best to capture and share that in future posts. Lisa saw the neuro-ophthalmologist yesterday, and she was proclaimed perfectly normal. As related to her double vision, anyway. So she’s now just seeing one of me, and I’m sure that’s more than enough. There are still some symptoms that continue to linger, but Dr. Tumu told us up front that it generally takes about 3 months after a surgery like this for things to reach equilibrium. That’s why the follow-up MRI is scheduled for 3 months post surgery. So we remain hopeful that she will recover everything but her sense of smell, and it’s clear from listening to her talk that Lisa retains some optimism that even that might heal. I do try to expose her to strong smells on a regular basis, in the hope of maybe triggering something. After the last post warning of details to come, you probably thought that I just got too scared, and that paralysis was preventing the next post. Not so… we will still share details of the reign of the monkey as promised. But not today. I’m already over my word limit! Please do keep praying for Lisa’s continued healing, and in thanks for the miracles that have already happened. Peace be with you, and with us too!
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Cathy
10/30/2017 11:29:29 am
How are you all doing?
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