Sorry the blog has been quiet lately, a power outage last week fried my computer charger so I've had limited computer access. But I thought today I'd write about a wonderful faux family experience I had here this week. Faux family is what I like to call people who aren't technically my family, but feel and act very much like family. I'm incredibly blessed to live in a community with so many "family members". Yesterday I had Lasik, which is something I've been dreaming about for years. My eyes were pretty bad and I couldn't wear contacts, and there's a fantastic doctor here who did the surgery for about 1/4 the cost in the US. Another staff woman, Kathy, had it done a few months ago and offered to take me when I was ready. So I went under the laser yesterday. Before surgery my eyes were around 20/400, and today they were 20/30! They should get better every day for a few weeks which is super exciting. Since I live by myself, Kathy took fantastic care of me, I'm feeling quite spoiled. She emailed my family to let them know how it went, helped me put drops in my eyes, brought me dinner and then jelly beans (my favorite candy), fixed my eye goggles so they didn't hurt my nose, and sat in the dark and talked with me for a while when I couldn't sleep. Today she brought me medicine to help me sleep, muffins, homemade chicken pot pie, and a movie. Other staff prayed with me before surgery yesterday, and another one brought over arroz con leche for me today. I love having such a great faux family, I feel incredibly blessed and loved here!
When I look at you wearing the goggles in the photo, I see a young swimmer on the blocks getting ready to swim a 100 Fly event. That would be YOU! We're praying that everything heals perfectly~
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