Today I went to see my retinal surgeon. I go every six months to make sure my retinas are okay, and have been seeing Dr. C. since that fateful day when my first retina detached in 2002. You can go here and read about the first detachment.
My second retina detached in 2009. You can read about that one here. Anyway, today was my 6 month check up with him. Today I planned to tell him some very important information.
You see in the years since I first met Dr. C. I have learned a lot about retinas, a lot about his work, and how for every success like mine there are just as many people who lose their vision. Some weeks are good weeks for him. Others are weeks when no matter what he does, people go blind.
Today when I arrived I spoke with his physicians assistant. I asked how his week was going? She said, it had been a tough one for him.
So, I took out my Savannah picture book, selected this picture, and waited.
When he came in, I told him, “I know that in your line of work, some days are good and some days are bad. I know you don’t always have the best outcomes. But I wanted to tell you that I thank God every day for giving you the gift to restore my vision. Every time I look at my granddaughter and see her beautiful face I feel so lucky. Thank you!”
He took the booklet from my hands and looked at each Savannah picture. Then he thanked me. He said he’d had a tough week.
I knew then that I’d picked the right time to thank him, in a very sincere way. I felt like at that moment, after all these years, we had become friends.
Loosing the eye view must be one of the most horrible things which can happen. My neighbor has Macula and I drive her once a months to the hospital where she gets a shot in one eye and the next months into the other, it cannot be healed but at least it stops a bit.
So Happy For you being able to see such a special and sweet face! That must have made his day! Love YOU, Mel
How thoughtful of you, how hard a day he must have when he cannot change the outcome.x