You win some, you lose some

First tulip of the season

I was more than a little surprised to see this lone tulip from someone's last-year planting, I suspect. There are few, if any, flowers in this garden, but I was so pleased to see that some are indeed getting there this year. Pretty, alone, and quite happily showing off its beauty right here.

I saw this yesterday, walking through the park on my three-mile walk home from the coffee shop. Actually, it was John who drove me to Cornwall Park after our coffee, and I ran into three old friends on the trail from prior Senior Trailblazer hikes from earlier years. We chatted for awhile, and then I came home, pleased that I wasn't in terrible pain and that the dreaded right leg/hip didn't seize up on me. Baby steps.

And today I went to the retina specialist's office for my every-other-month eye jab. I got dilated and processed quickly, and then escorted into the exam room. They had taken (as usual) images once the eyes are dilated, and there on the screen in the exam room I could see that image, along with two previous ones. Surreptitiously I examined them and looked and could not really tell what I was looking at. And then the doctor came in the room, looked at the images and shined a bright light into my eyes and declared that my eyes seem to be stable right now, and that I would have a choice: skip the shot today, or pay $400 for it. Apparently they receive several discounted injections that are sent to their office on a regular basis, and they had just run out of them, so I would need me to pay full price if I wanted to receive the shot today. He gave me an appointment for two weeks from now, and he said to call beforehand to see if they have any available. If they don't, I guess I'll bite the bullet and pay, but for now I am extremely happy to have dodged the needle for a couple of weeks anyway.

Since my eyes were dilated and I couldn't see anything, as usual, my dear sweet husband drove me home and now I am sittting here in my recliner as my eyes gradually return to normal. If I had received the injection, my eye would be sore and teary right now, but I am spared that for today. I suspect that with the way our health care system is changing right now, I might be forced to come up with that amount every other month. We'll see. I am just glad I am seeing as well as I am these days, and who knows what the future holds? In any event, I am sure happy to be home safe and sound and not needed to go anywhere else today.

Baby steps, right?

:-)