Book Board Chat

Hi, all. I just saw Erin's (Liz' daughter) post that Liz is back in the ICU, still has pneumonia and a bladder infection. I'm so fearful for her...sent up a couple prayers, because there is nothing else I can do.

Beth, if you could, maybe get your student something that he'll always have to remember you by. It could be an ID bracelet (not anything his family could sell, but steel, or some such) or some sort of St. Christopher or other medal on a chain... PLUS a card. I suspect he would like to sense that you are nearby via a tangible item that he can look at or touch to give him a little strength when the road is rocky. And it sounds like he's had almost NOTHING but rocky roads. You've made an immense difference in his life.

Downsizing. I'll address that later. Things are changing here and I need to divest.

Had the L eye cataract surgery on the 10th. True to their claims, though I was scared...they do NOT inject needles near your eye; there are assorted drops and they set up an iv port and use two different tranquilizers to put you into a twilight sleep, where you can talk but don't remember a thing afterward. I can see quite well out of the eye, but NOW I have to wear drugstore glasses in order to read. a PITA. I'll see my regular eye dr. next Wed. and by then I shoudl have an idea what I need to have to keep from putting readers on every couple minutes...I hate this. I don't mind wearing glasses, still, so I have to figure out what will work. A plain glass, plus a bifocal for reading, on the Left, plus the corrective that's already there on the right, I guess. I'm still in shock over the cost of those eye drops they sent to my druggist....$595.92! I was in tears when I called to ask when I needed to start the drops, knowing it was prior to the surgery, and heard the bad news. I never in this world thought that it would be so much! And oddly, the surgeon didn't know himself...they fax in the rx to your drugstore, but he was totally shocked when I told him I'd had to scramble to get the meds...I toyed with the idea of postponing or canceling the surgery, but it wasn't much of an option....I really needed to get the good eye done. So now, having told the surgery center and the dr. himself about the horrendous cost of these, I hope they may be able to help someone else get them for less or on a sample basis or something. I can't get a Medicare additional plan here...not much available, and I have copd so they don't want to know me. I never had any meds that costly before.

Joanne, and Jack - glad to hear you like your stair climber. Mystery, hang in there! June....I need to move a ton of books out of here, too. Worst part of this surgery...for two days I couldn't read. lol