alphageek
Former Moderator
I had hoped to not post this till after the bash, but posting it will get a little off my chest.
First the good - I hope that the bash has been fun for all. It's been a welcomed relief just poking in now and then, putting in some fun posts, and seeing all the great pens. I would have loved to enter a contest or two, but it just wasn't in the cards.
Now the prayer requests. My wife's diabetes has done nasty things to her eyes. 3 surgeries and multiple shots into her eyes, and life is still rough. The right eye was the most affected and the doc thinks that eye will get very little to no vision due to the retina. The left eye has some vision but it not great... Some days are better than others and this week has been worse and the doctor can't tell us why because things appear to be about the same from "his view in". Learning to deal with the partial blindness and a chance for complete blindness has the family in a variety of emotions, none of them good. In mid 40s we feel way too young to be dealing with this kind of life altering thing. Prayers would be appreciated for healing - both physical (hopefully with some vision return) and mental (learning to cope and not being angry/depresses).
On top of that, this weekend we found out my dad needs valve repair surgery. Luckily it's not an emergency one, but it adds to my stress level.
It's been rough. Seeing the one I love in so much pain isn't easy, and not being able to "fix it" is tough too.
I'm rambling a bit, so... Sorry for being a bit of a downer but thanks for letting me talk it out a bit and thanks for any prayers you can send us.
First the good - I hope that the bash has been fun for all. It's been a welcomed relief just poking in now and then, putting in some fun posts, and seeing all the great pens. I would have loved to enter a contest or two, but it just wasn't in the cards.
Now the prayer requests. My wife's diabetes has done nasty things to her eyes. 3 surgeries and multiple shots into her eyes, and life is still rough. The right eye was the most affected and the doc thinks that eye will get very little to no vision due to the retina. The left eye has some vision but it not great... Some days are better than others and this week has been worse and the doctor can't tell us why because things appear to be about the same from "his view in". Learning to deal with the partial blindness and a chance for complete blindness has the family in a variety of emotions, none of them good. In mid 40s we feel way too young to be dealing with this kind of life altering thing. Prayers would be appreciated for healing - both physical (hopefully with some vision return) and mental (learning to cope and not being angry/depresses).
On top of that, this weekend we found out my dad needs valve repair surgery. Luckily it's not an emergency one, but it adds to my stress level.
It's been rough. Seeing the one I love in so much pain isn't easy, and not being able to "fix it" is tough too.
I'm rambling a bit, so... Sorry for being a bit of a downer but thanks for letting me talk it out a bit and thanks for any prayers you can send us.