I appreciate SO VERY MUCH all the emails over the past few months inquiring about my health.

It was a long summer, but all is well now. In lieu of personal responses, I hope you’ll accept this post. Each question and concern and prayer meant the world to me.

So, in summary:   

My eyes… 

I had my third eye surgery in July, and it did the trick! The surgeries back in February and May weren’t as simple as we expected, so I couldn’t see for a while, but the corrective surgery in July fixed the issue. How grateful I am to live in a country and a time in history when these things can be corrected. 

My broken right hand …

My pinkie finger still isn’t in the right place, but it is moving closer to its correct position with regular rehab. I make fewer typing mistakes now! When walking, I probably look like a helicopter about to take off as I rotate my (formerly) broken right hand and (formerly) broken left wrist. The trick is to keep moving! 

My head, brain, and arteries…

The severe infection in my face and jaw in May was corrected, but it sent doctors on a hunt to see if there was a bigger problem than I thought. (I have had chronic pain in my face for 33 years since a trigeminal nerve was cut during a surgery.) Anyway, long story short, they worried that the pain might be coming from a brain tumor or blocked carotid artery. Four brain scans later, I have confirmed reports of NO tumors and CLEAR arteries everywhere! So full steam ahead now.   

Again, thank you for your notes and prayers. I really appreciated every single one!