Been In and Out of Angry Bear
And somewhat blind. Several months ago, I had an operation on my one eye to fix the retina. My eye surgeon and doctor was Derek Kunimoto. I was happy to have him as I know how thorough the Japanese can be having worked with them for years. I was Kunimoto-San’s last surgical patient. As he left and I was half doped up, I called out his name and he said “Yes.” I said “thank you.”
WE had some good conversation about Asia and Japan.
I have had three more operations afterwards on both eyes. The last being two weeks ago. I have been somewhat half or partially blind. I am sure some of you thought I was blind much of the time anyway. Given with what I have written at Angry Bear. I am done with the surgeries. I can read the computer screen without glasses.
Thank you for your patience.
Bill
I think you’ve done a remarkable of coping, compensating, moving on
I don’t think I’ll see the same success (pun intended). Light comes in but I don’t think I’ll ever see out my right eye again ~ certainly never again squint down the barrel of a rifle
Semper Fi …
Ten Bears:
If you are on Medicare, I would look into it. You may be surprised. I am one of the lucky ones who has Supplemental insurance and access to the VA. My other issues are more than likely caused by Camp Lejeune water. I was in and out of Lejeune for nine months of two years going back and forth to Cuba. The rest of the time then, I was at Lejeune drinking and showering in its water. Pre-two years I was elsewhere.
The VA coverage just started this year. I was ignored up till now.
Except for chasing prisoners my last six months, My time waiting to get out was not so bad. I was an E5 then. No one screwed with me and I had money till the end of the month.
They promised me the world at the end. Everyone in the Bn talked to me. I was ready to go to NYC to see about a girl 53 years ago.
Reminds me of a family story. After he recovered from his wounds in Korea the Marines offered him any job he wanted. “Just don’t make me a guard,” he said. So they made him a guard.
When his enlistment was up, They offered to make him a Sergeant if he re-upped. He told them that if they wanted him back they’d have to come looking for him.
oh, no! does that make us the blind who are leading the blind?
Glad you’ve come out of it well. In the Kingdom of the Blind, the One-Eyed Man is tortured and killed for his perspicacity.
Quickly looking up “perspicacity.” First time word for me. Filing it in my registry of words to use in the future.
“the quality of having a ready insight into things; shrewdness.”
Darn meds would melt off my eyelids and into my eyes making my vision blurred. Had the Sylvester Stallone look previously without the use of Anabolic steroids to build muscle. Sylvester’s eyelid droop was the result of the “roids” according to the surgeon.
Not sure if the good side of that definition is true for me. Oblivious at times as things fly over my head and I play catch up.
Good to see you here.
that’s what the book said anyway. but to tell you the truth, i have seen that with my own eyes. only, everyone thinks they are the persicacious one. Hence the popularity of the genre.
Thak you Jason Bourne.Is Hollywood trying to tell us something or are they just pandering to our paranoia?
If by genre you mean blogging … I think it’s something we all aspire to
Ten
by genre I mean the very common theme in movies about lone heroes fighting the corrupt “system.” Like Jason Bourne. If that’s the wrong use of the word, let me know. I’m not sure what you aspire to.
Ken:
For $10, I could slip in a guest post by you!!!