February 15, 2026 Sunday

Greetings!

Finished the steroid drops on Thursday.  Eye still watering like crazy most of the time.  Not worse, but not better.  I go back for a checkup Monday the 23rd.  If it seems to be getting any worse, I will call to get in earlier.  But I have to admit that this eye thing is really getting me down.  Allie is a good companion.    

I have been quite the boring companion for her lately.  So, I at least...

... put on CatTV for her.  She also loves the ones with peaceful music.  

Puts both of us to sleep a lot--lol!

Wednesday I had packages arrive.  Leah brought down the bag of kitty litter and dumped it into the container for me.  She also put together some tuna salad and changed my shower curtain for me!

Called the boys down to see what I found.  Magnetic 3D frogs!

They found places for the set of four.

That was about all the excitement for this past week.  (Must have been a fairly boring Superbowl game as it was pretty quiet upstairs last Sunday-lol!)  Been extra quiet here lately.  McFamily headed down to Minneapolis on Friday for Dagan's heart checkup and won't be home till Tuesday.  I have gone upstairs to spend a little time with Blink and will again.  

I am rather in the dumps not being able to do much of anything I am used to doing.  When life gets so limiting you really appreciate what you could do, for sure.  Since I had the IV in my hand the joints have swollen up a lot more and my dominant hand usage is less, too.  Toe joints swollen and painful, too.  Hobble about.  (And, no, don't have diabetes.)  My ear still hurts quite a bit at times.  Nerve not healed yet, I guess.  Jaw is better.  I have found keeping a cool, damp cloth in a bowl next to me to set below my eye quite often helps with the watering a bit.  Well, I don't know if t helps.  Just feels good and I've got to wipe my cheek anyways.  

I've been watching lots of good shows.  Rewatching Cadfael right now on Britbox.  (Loved Derek Jacobi in I, Claudius, too.)  I tried audio books but fell asleep faster just listening and not at least trying to peek at the screen--lol!  I think I am just bored and in the dumps.  So, I am extra grateful to those of you who have commented on my blog, emailed, and sent letters even though you know it will take a while till I can write back.  I can enlarge comments and emails so I can read them more easily and I do have a good-sized magnifying glass.  :)  And some of you have even written more than once!  Thank you from the bottom of my heart.  I have been reading your blogs, comments, emails, and letters.  Feels weird for it to be so one-sided.  I feel so cut off.  But it's so wonderful to know you're not forgotten.  I appreciate every word.  :)  Things should turn around soon...well, am still hopeful.  Till next week.