Another Doctor's Visit

Today we went to see an opthalmologist that comes to Mt. Vernon from St. Louis once a month. John has seen Dr. Gable before, but it had been several years ago. He really likes him and he helped clear John's eye up in 2005 so John has a lot of faith in him. He put John on an antibiotic/steroid ointment for his eye in the hopes that it will calm that eye down. He left it sewn shut as much as it is and wants us to follow up with him in St. Louis on February 1 to see if the ointment has helped. He is scheduled for surgery on February 9 on the eye at Crossroads in Mt. Vernon. Dr. Gable will scrape the cornea slightly and then pull the conjunctiva over the cornea as a sort-of permanent contact lens. He then hopes that will help heal it as much as it can. He doesn't really think that John's eye will improve greatly, but his hope is that it can at least become low maintenance. He doesn't think the gold weight in the eyelid is a good option at this point.

Our hearts are heavy this evening for many due to recent deaths and tragedies. We know prayer can change things and our prayers are for strength, guidance, and comfort for those that are hurting.

John and Cathy