My left eye had been scratchy and bothering me.  It was very irritated and had a small blood spot or hematoma (SP?).  I finally called the eye center in Irving.  They wanted me in in an hour.  I had to tell them I was in Abilene.  Turns out there is an ophthalmologist in Abilene who my surgeon fixed his eyes, so they made me an appointment with him.

Long story short, I have allergies causing small bumps to form on the inside of my upper and lower eye lids.  They gave me some allergy eye drops for this, but they also determined my eyes are extremely dry.  The doctor suggested they plug my tear duct drains.  I told him he was the doctor.  He used a piece of collagen just smaller than a grain of rice and plugged the ducts that drain your eyes into the nasal passage.  He told me if I like the result I need to ask the doctor in Irving to insert the permanent plastic plugs.

So far I am thrilled with the results.  I am using less moisturizer but my eyes are more comfortable.

I was really impressed with this local doctor.

While I had thought I had finished with the Washington trip yesterday, last night I ran across an error and that required me to be at the travel agent this morning.  Hopefully it is all done now.  We have rooms, we have flights, we have vehicles, we have reservations at Holiday Inn DFW the night before departure.

I have taken great pains to make this trip as easy as possible on Memama.  I am very glad that her sister Robbie has agreed to be her travel buddy.  Crazy part is they will be my suite mates in Washington.  Yep, an 81 year old and a 76 year old.

I was messaging back and forth yesterday with Larissa, getting details on this event.  It is going to be a lot of fun!

Today is Carol's 63rd birthday.  I don't know how she got so much older than me.

Well, other things call. 

Have a day!

FATHER, thank YOU.  Bless our efforts!  Great things YOU do every day!