It’s the day I get eye surgery on my right eye (the left will be in a month or so), so that I can (hopefully) stop being legally blind.
Recently, when I was in the eye surgeon’s office, having my eyes measured for the surgery, this exchange occurred:
ME: As far as I know, I’m legally blind right now.
TECHNICIAN WHO MEASURED EYES: (Snort!) That’s a safe bet.
Heh. 🙂
Anyway, I wanted to thank everyone for their prayers.
Some people have asked the exact time, and it’s scheduled to start around 3:15 or 3:30 Pacific Time and run about 20-30 minutes.
Some have also asked for my prayers, including one gentleman who is scheduled for cataract surgery the very next day.
I will be praying for everyone who has been kind enough to pray for me and offer up the experience of the surgery and recovery for their intentions. I’ll also be praying for everyone in similar situations, as well as anyone who might want or benefit from prayer.
Many thanks to everyone!
BTW, here’s a picture I took of my work screen today, to illustrate the giant-type, high-contrast mode I’ve had to put the computer in to be able to read. Even with this mode, it still looks blurry to me, but hopefully that will be over very soon.
wishing you all the best! (which means lots of prayers.)
For the First, Second, Third and any other reasons I offer my Prayers (which tough not as many), Congratulations, Support and Best Wishes 😀 !!!
Lots of prayer from me on your behalf….
@JimmyAkin3000 Will be praying for you Jimmy
Prayers on the way brother!
Will continue to pray.
–C.B.
Jimmy all the way from Australia, I’m sending you my prayers and little sacrifices united to the Sacrifice of Jesus on Calvary and wish you a successful surgery and a speedy recovery. Thank you for all the work you put in to help us with our faith. May the Holy Spirit guide the hands of the surgeon.
Lord Jesus, through the intercession of St. Lucy and Archangel Raphael, please help your servant Jimmy Akin to receive the medical recovery that he so desires for his eyes, so that he may see clearly the beauty and light of your creation and to be a light to the world giving you praise for his recovery. And may Mr. Akin have the desire to pray for me that my retinas remain strong and healthy for all of my days. Amen.
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; be not frightened, neither be dismayed; for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9
You are in my prayers till you are back to perfect sight.
Jimmy, thanks for the mention of my cataract surgery tomorrow. I’ll be remembering you at mass today.
Good Luck Jimmy! God Bless you and may he grace you with the full gift of sight!
Love and prayers for you today, Jimmy!Very glad to know the time for your procedure so I can offer the fifth decade of the Glorious Mystery for you right then. May peace and joy fill you all day.
And happy happy anniversary!!
I was 61 when I had cataract surgery for both eyes. I did not need it but I will not be able to drive at night in ensuing years. I had to because my next insurance did not pay for cataracts (unless it’s diabetes related.). Anyway, that was not the high point. There was trembling, but I am glad I did undergo it at the hands of a great surgeon. Now I am 69 and have the clear eyes of a teenager. One eye took 8 minutes; the other, two months later, took 10 minutes. Since I was anesthetized, it was painless. For the last 8 years, whenever I opened my eyes first time in the morning I have absolute clear vision, and I can read a book without glasses. I will keep you, Jimmy, in my daily rosaries for the next month.
I’ve been there (retina disease which started when I was 25 and cataracts for me). You are in my prayers. I know how frustrating vision difficulties can be.
G My Father was blindeded in WWI in the final weeks , by a Mustard Gas attack. He had 10% vision. He never complained as he struggled to raise his family. Twenty years after the attack, they scraped the remaining scars off his eyes (no lasers ) and he jubllantly exclaimed “I now have 30% vision and don’t have to travel to Staten Island Vet Hospital any more ” ( 3 hours). We had a great life (but he never played ball with me ,nor did we go to games.
I wish you well and will pray for the success of this operation.
I will also pray that everyone may have access to the same level of health care as you (and I) do.
God Bless you my brother!. I will keep you in my prayers.
May God Bless you and keep you safe and give you peace of mind and heart. Your loving service has touched so many and you are a great example to me as a teacher. I ache for your suffering and pray that you have true peace.
I certainly hope the surgery goes well, I can’t imagine life without reading as easily as I do now; not nearly so pleasant. Being read to is just not the same. I once installed a copier in a convent, and found that some of the nuns were struggling with various handicaps. I showed them the tweaks (now called Ease of Access) that Windows has, most of which you know by now.
In re your “tactful” technician, I once had a male nurse prep me for colonoscopy. He gave me the enema injection and then said he would come back. I had already told him I had hemorrhoids. When he came back he said, ‘Boy, you weren’t kidding about the hemorrhoids! Just look at those hemorrhoids! Man, those are some hemorrhoids!’ I keyed his car on the way out. 🙂