Isn’t It Time for the Snow to Melt?

By Jan Chait So how’s the weather where YOU are? Where I am, it’s cold and snowy and icy. I had to reschedule my pulmonologist appointment because, while going down a ramp that acts more like a bobsled run is a bit scary but kind of fun, getting back up it is impossible. That was to be this afternoon, but I get to stay home instead. It may be a good afternoon to make bread dough to freeze. (I make the loaves, then freeze them as soon as the loaves are formed. When it’s time to make bread, I let the loaves thaw and rise and then bake them for nice, fresh bread.) Last week, I did make it to the ophthalmologist. It was pretty much good news all around. My vision had gotten worse, but a change in my prescription has taken care of that. The tiny little speck of background retinopathy in each eye hasn’t grown, which made the doctor happy. If he’s happy, I’m happy, especially since retinopathy is a leading cause of blindness in Americans. Oh, I do not like to go to the ophthalmologist. It takes too long. And I never can tell the difference between "is this one better…or this one?" It is, however, necessary in order to make sure my eyes remain healthy. Vision aside — everybody’s vision changes as we age — diabetes can lead to vision-related complications. Wait. Let’s make that "poorly managed" diabetes can lead to…complications. I’ve been yelling at the television lately because of a commercial that begins...
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