today we visited the opthamologist and kevin got yet another all clear from the doc.
get this – apparently the crazy eyes were brought on by the removal of his motion sickness patch that he received in billings because he was getting light headed and dizzy. basically – the patch is the same thing you’d get if you reported being sea sick on a cruise. the opthamologist’s best guess is that somehow some of the medicine on the patch was transferred from the patch to his eye. (ummm… likely when i accidentally stuck my pointer finger in it as i removed it and then helped him shower… wife = fail.) no one – in billings or the ER in bozeman – even mentioned the fact that it *could* cause crazy eyes and or to be careful.
while we’re on that subject… while we were sitting in the ER on friday kev’s all, “maybe it was somehow related to that patch for being dizzy.” my reply? “doubt it crazy eyes. buckle your seatbelt – we are clear for takeoff back to billings. delta one niner out.” yeah – so if you haven’t noticed – i’m kind of a downer. i SUCK at being positive – no matter how hard i try. it’s a survival thing i think. i’m always preparing myself for the worst possible outcome and then i’m usually always pleasantly surprised. i don’t recommend this method though. it results in a lot of grey hair and anxiety. alas – that is why kevin is so good for me. <3
whatever the cause of the coo coo eyes – i’m just glad he’s ok. no eye injury – the muscles and… well… whatever else is in his eyeball – all checked out. it’s been really hard not to get emotional at all these good news checkups. i just can’t believe that he’s really going to be ok. i mean – i’m SO grateful – but just blown away that all he walked away with was a brain injury, broken back, nerve damage, bruised organs… hmmm… now that i type it out – i’m obviously not making my point very well. at the end of the day – he’s alive. and checking out well. everything he has will heal. praise God.
as for me – well – i’m sick. g-mack is a wonderful share-er and wasted no time in sharing his sicks with me. the kind of sick where you blow your nose all day and have skid marks from your top lip to your nostril. my throat hurts and the pressure in my head is crazy. it hurts. and i’m a wuss. i am happy to report, though, my sweet broken hubby made the trip downstairs to get ME water tonight. woot. 🙂 i’m just so grateful he’s able.
tomorrow nora starts preschool and she couldn’t be more excited. i’m happy for her. she’s going to do awesome. and it’ll be good for her to have a chance to make some new friends. she’s a good mix of the both of us – crazy shy at first (ie: kev) then crazy loud later on. like won’t shut it and gets in trouble at church for being disruptive (ie: yours truly). <3 can’t wait to get her rolling on this adventure.
mom is taking ray’s death hard and hasn’t come out of her room in a couple days. she’s using the meals to her room service more than i wish she did. in the past this has signified the beginning of a downturn – so please be keeping her in your thoughts and prayers as well.
i suppose that’s all for now. looking forward to feeling better tomorrow.
until then,
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