Please pray for my dad’s eye surgery …

The stomach flu’s been going around here lately.  I thought at first it was going to be just a 24-hour thing (probably I’d eaten something that disagreed with me), but now it’s on it’s third round of 24-hour sickness.  So I guess not.  I’m still feeling tired and achy, but definitely much better than earlier in the week.  I haven’t done much online or otherwise all week, so that’s why I’ve been scarce here in blog land.

 

Now for the main point of this post:  My dad was on vacation in New Mexico this past week (he was going to be there for three weeks), but had to cut his trip short so he could return home to have major eye surgery (a detached retina).  His surgery’s scheduled for first thing Monday morning, so if you think about it, please pray.

 

Although the surgery itself is fairly major, it’s the recovery time that’s stressing him out right now.  He found out that for about four weeks, he’ll need to be face down 23 hours each day.  Yep, you read that right.  He’ll have a chair that looks sort of like one of those massage chairs you see in the mall where it supports your face while you’re leaning forward.  He’ll have to sit in that chair constantly when he’s awake, and when he’s in bed at night, there’ll be some sort of brace that will support him in the face down position while he sleeps.

 

It sounds awful, doesn’t it?

 

He’s completely lost all useable vision in one eye at this point.  I’m hoping/praying that they’ll be able to restore his vision … obviously vision is an important sense for most everyone, but for my dad, his greatest joys in life now that he’s retired consist of golfing and bowling – both activities that require keen eyesight, accurate depth perception, and excellent hand-eye coordination.

 

Just so you understand, my dad REALLY likes golfing and bowling … he travels all over the country for tournaments, etc., throughout the year, so this isn’t just a weekend past-time … these are both things he could’ve pursued on a professional level when he was younger.  If he loses his eyesight in that eye (which would mean serious problems with depth perception), he’ll not only lose vision, he’ll also lose the ability to participate at the same level in things that make him “tick.”

 

Prayers appreciated.