Losing Well Part 10

Continuation of my series, Losing Well. Part 1 can be found here.


29 January 2001
I went to a new Retina Specialist. He thinks I should get cataract surgery. Johns Hopkins said I shouldn’t. How am I qualified to know who’s right?


1 February  2001
Johns Hopkins sent me an email okaying me to consider cat surgery.


20 March 2001
Seeing the surgeon in April. Looks like I will have cataract surgery.


4 May 2001
Kate came over. We then went out to mini golf and played air hockey. It’s amazing that I beat her at air hockey. I must use radar!


21 May 2001
Had cataract surgery in my right eye. In and out really quick. I was conscience for the whole thing. Spent the day at home recovering.


22 May 2001
Went to the doctor. He took the patch off. I’m correcting to 20/30 without glasses! I’m excited. I need new glasses for sure. Haven’t been able to read out of that eye in two years.


1 December 2001
Kate moved in. Things are going great. A totally different way of living with a girl. We love each other. Imagine that. In spite of RP even.


December 2015
2001 was a year of transitions. I had my first cataract surgery.This allowed me to read out of my right eye for the first time in two years. And Kate moved in with me. Living with her was totally different than living with my ex wife had been.

At work, things were stable. I had a small team working for me to ensure that the software the bank put online worked. My life in general was more stable. I was making better choices. The depression that had plagued me had eased.

Despite all the positive change, 2001 did not end well for my family. My grandmother died the same week my mother found out that she had breast cancer. She cancelled Christmas that year to deal with her grief.


Part 11 can be found here.