Mom and I arrived at the doctor's office Thursday right at 11:30 for her first surgery follow-up. The technician had Mom do an eye-chart test and she did very well. The doctor came in and checked Mom's lens and it was intact. So, all is well! Mom and I left the doctor's office and had lunch at one of the places we used to go when I was a kid - The Frisco on Burnet Rd. The food was great and we even splurged and split a piece of their "famous"chocolate icebox pie! We went from there back to Mom and Dad's house. It was so priceless...when we got home, Jerry had wheeled Dad out to the garage before Mom had even gotten out of the car! Dad was grinning so big and was so, so happy to have Mom back home! Once we all got in the house, Dad kept looking at Mom so lovingly! She asked him if he missed her and he shook his head real big! She told me she thought he had been worried about her and, again, he shook his head real big! It was so sweet!
From that moment on, any time Mom tried to get out of her chair, Dad would say, "Ah, ah" at her because he didn't want her to do anything but relax! We were pretty persistent about keeping her in her chair and she did have a nice nap!
Jean came to Mom and Dad's Thursday evening in time to serve us home-made chicken and dumplings for an early supper! They were the perfect comfort food for Mom. and Jean, Dad and I enjoyed them also! That night we watched television and found a program that absolutely had the four of us cracking up laughing! It was so much fun!
Jean and I helped get Dad ready for bed, brushed his teeth and helped to lift his legs to get him in bed. We had cackled laughing the whole time because Mom absolutely could not keep from telling us how to do everything. She started it by getting tickled at herself, and it ended up with all four us laughing so hard our stomachs were hurting! It was such a great night together!
We all had a quiet night. Mom woke up this morning feeling well rested and in no pain or discomfort whatsoever! She said her vision was clear and she could see very well out of her new lens! She was such a good sport and headed from the bed to her chair in the living room! Dad got up earlier than usual, so we all had breakfast together! Jerry came at 10:00 and shaved Dad and helped with a few things around the house. Mom had been wanting to rearrange her living room a little bit, so Jean, Jerry and I told her to take advantage of us while we were all there! We also turned her mattress and put on her new dust ruffle. It felt so good to be able to do those things for her and see her pleasure in the results! Jean and I teamed up and cooked them pork chops, macaroni and cheese, green beans and biscuits and gravy for lunch! Dad's eyes lit up when he came to the table! I haven't seen him eat like that in a while!! Granted, it wasn't the healthiest meal we could have cooked, but we decided this week was about comfort foods!!!
I left about 2:00 and Jean is staying until tomorrow morning when Glenda will arrive and take over. I'll go back and spend Saturday night and then Danny is coming Sunday at noon and will stay with them until Monday morning. We arranged for Jerry to come Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday mornings to shave Dad and do housekeeping chores for Mom. Whitney is scheduled to spend Monday night, Glenda on Tuesday night and Ollie and I on Wednesday night. Ollie will shave Dad Thanksgiving morning and, after breakfast, we'll all head to Jean and Jimmie's house for our traditional blessing of Thanksgiving with our whole family!
Mom's next eye doctor's appointment is Monday at 2:00. I will post afterwards and give you an updated report!
Have a fabulous weekend!
Love, Sandi
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