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November 4, 2009

Seeing is believing

I spent some time at Dr. James Dunagin’s office Tuesday doing a visual acuity test. In simple terms, a computerized device measured how well my eyes are working. The result: Not so good. My left eye is very bad, and my right eye isn’t so good either. The good news is the left eye isn’t as bad as it was in 2007. Does that mean the tumor is smaller? I hope.

A word about the office staff at Dr. Dunagin’s eye surgery clinic: Fantastic. They are helpful, courteous and caring. Who could ask for more? They also work for a real hero. Dr. Dunagin is a healer in the truest sense of the word. He works for his patients and their well-being. Don’t take my word for it; ask anyone he’s ever treated.

On Friday I’m off to Tulsa to see the neurosurgeon. I’ll take my visual acuity test results and my MRI films with me so Dr. Patrick Han can have a look. I’ll no much more after that appointment.

So far, moneywise, I’ve had to pay about $110 in co-pays and about $20 for medicines. That’s not bad but the worst is yet to come.

That’s the latest. There may not be much to write about until after the Friday appointment, but I’ll try to fill in some of the blanks after I see Dr. Han.

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