August 31, 2004

We went to see the ophthalmologist this morning and he gave Michael a good report. He told us that his vision is 20/20 and everything is looking really good. The problem that Michael is having is due to the intensive radiation that he received to the eye area. This is causing his eyes to stay dry and irritated. We have antibiotic gels and drops to keep his eyes lubricated until we see the doctor next month. We went to Ron's Deli across from the hospital to eat lunch and wait for a room to open up. We finally got into a room around 2:30 p.m. or 3:00 p.m. and they didn't get Michael's chemo treatment started until 8:00 p.m.! What a long exhausting day just waiting and Michael was getting really tired. The waiting part wears a person out more than the actually stay. Later that night, Michael's favorite nurse, Claudia, came in to visit with him. She was not assigned to him that evening, but she was able to take a short break to spend some time with him. Michael was really glad that she came by to talk with him and it kinda perked him up a little. Around 4:30 a.m. Michael did get sick, which is expected, but we were thankful that it was just the one time and not an all night thing.