Update on Uncle John

Hi Mary
Hope all's with you. Did you enjoy your trip? Sounds like Karen and Rudy enjoyed their stay and visits. (I think they had a great time....at least we had a great time with them.)
An update on John 's eye. The first surgery was to smooth the retina, and than he got the Staff infection. The infection caused the retina to become detached and something behind the eye to press into the eye. Therefore pain and discomfort. The retina had to be reattached and John had a 3 hour surgery to correct that last Tuesday. Then he had to lay or sit looking down for 6 days. The head frame didn't fit our bed so he slept in a massage chair or with his head propped in has hands. Very uncomfortable. Whatever is pressing on the back of the eye will take about 6 mo to right itself. The worst if it was that he was emptying the dishwasher when he got the pain so guess who now has to do dishes! He is not a happy camper at this point. We saw the doctors today and all seems well. He still will have only side vision - and not a lot of that. Things have to look up!
On the bright side good weather is on the way, although we had some snow today. John is planning a garden in our small backyard. That will keep him busy.
Take care - Uncle John and Aunt Florence

Thanks for the update, we will continue to keep John in our prayers. Also wish him a happy birthday for me....he'll be 83 next week....I can't believe it. m