I'm still here...

It’s time to start blogging again. I have missed it, but the break did me good at the same time. I had a lot of things that distracted me from blogging. This has all settled down so it feels right to start up with the blog again.

Beginning in April, I started having a problem with my left eye. I lost most of my field of vision. It is like looking through a dense fog with lightning flashes inside of it. It was very abrupt and very disconcerting. I went to the ophthalmologist who immediately wanted an MRI of my brain and blood work done.

They were checking for a brain tumor and because of some past medical history, he wanted to rule out multiple sclerosis. There was no sign anything going on there. I was referred to Iowa City to a neuro-ophthalmologist. After many, many tests, I was told that I have AIBSES – acute idiopathic blindspot enlargement syndrome. At the last appointment, I was told that they don’t know what causes it, there is nothing that can be done, and it’s not going to get any better. Joy, joy.

It was a very scary time with a lot of extremely serious possibilities for diagnosis. I’m just glad that there is no evidence of tumor or MS at this point. While all of this was happening, I was just not in the mood to blog.

My brother has been going through an extremely messy separation/divorce and the family has been very distracted by all of the drama. It wouldn’t even fly as a soap opera plot because it is so over the top that no one would believe it. Everything is final now and he has the kids and the house. Justice prevails – although she still breathes, so she still has more than she deserves. Unfortunately, there are three really terrific kids that will have wicked scars for life because of her.

More catching up later…