Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Another day in my life........................

Some bad news, the primary physician has decided that Jack should not have a driver's license.  He doesn't drive---but giving it up was giving up another part of one's independence.  This was a real blow and is taking its toll.

We all went to see about our eyes and glasses.  The doctor said that Mother's should not be changed.  He coud do nothing to improve what she had and she was legally blind.  He said he would help in securing the information for insurance that provides for someone to come in to help....wow we are getting closer to that so Jack and I can do somethings by ourselves.

Jack's glasses were too strong and will have his changed and the cataracs are getting a little worse.  Mine were fine but I wanted new ones so the prescription was sharpened up a bit.  All in all it was a good day.  The doctor was so patient and talked just loud enough and distinctly enough for mother to respond to his tests.

We are off to get van serviced....Mother woke the house up at 4  and has been dressed with coat on and purse at ready for two hours.....guess it is time to go...peace for all of us!

 

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Sorry to hear about Jack's license. You are SO RIGHT about adjusting to giving up independence. Patti's gave up hers in the early 90's. Of course we had a daughter riding in a car seat at that time and Motherly concerns for safety helped her through the transition. ... She's had an "age of majority" card or ID card ever since. In both Maryland and Pennsylvania the cards appear identical to a driver's license, and in the post 9/11 world a current official ID is a must.
Patrick