It has to be taken as a good sign when the reinforcements pull out. Unless they are in full retreat. But if things are looking up, and the reinforcements roll back, it compounds your sense of encouragement. I think about the crowd with us in the waiting room during surgery… big sister from Maine, big brother from west Texas, friends from north and south, Lisa’s Mom and Dad. And when the good news came about the surgery’s success, the first set of reinforcements disbursed and prayed thanks on their separate ways home. More reinforcements came and went as food and flowers and wine and love and prayers were delivered to Lisa and to our family. And yesterday, Lisa’s parents boarded their flight back to Florida after having worked hard to help us keep the ship afloat through a fairly stormy few weeks. Having been brought to tears by Lisa’s amazing progress, they were able to fly away with peace of mind. Their little girl is not just OK, she’s better than before. Now we’re down to just us, and we’re reveling in the progress each new day brings. Early yesterday morning Lisa sat with me on the front porch having a cup of coffee. That had been my solo domain, but I was very glad to unexpectedly share it. Lisa sat there and told me it’s just that, once the sun comes up, she has a hard time staying asleep. Inconceivable!!! A little later in the morning, she told me about the circumstances of her Uncle Jimmy. The sweetest soul you could want to know. And like a lot of sweet souls, he gets taken advantage of and treated poorly by people who don’t deserve to have him in their lives. But he’s too good to extract himself… there are other innocents involved that he feels responsible to protect. So Lisa told me about his latest trials, and how unfair his situation is, and she started to cry. After hugging and comforting her through it, I walked away with a wet shoulder. It made me smile, and not because I am a bad person. Later in the day yesterday, Lisa said to me that it had been the first time she had cried in over a year. And it’s been a pretty rough year. She’s talking about her feelings, and about her new awareness of how significant her symptoms really were. More on that in later posts. Understand that wet shoulders were a common thing early in our relationship. Lisa would cry when Frosty melted in the greenhouse - every year. And now, in the absence of the evil monkey, she’s cried again for the first time in over a year. And it wasn’t my fault! This whole experience is still a bit surreal for all of us. Who woulda thought? The appointment with the neuro-ophthalmologist this morning went very well. Except that my floppy brain lobe theory was shot down in flames. The reason for Lisa’s double vision is because the nerve that controls the top muscle in one eye ran through the war zone and is likely bruised or inflamed. Lisa left the appointment confident that her double vision will resolve itself over time, and that no intervention will be required. Follow up appointment in 3 weeks. Thank you again for all of your prayers! And thank You God for listening!
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AuthorWritten by David, with review and approval by Lisa before posting Archives
January 2018
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