Last week Dan's GP suggested to "test the waters" and give driving a try. Again the main issue we are still dealing with is Dan's right eye. It's still a bit droopy, very dry and there is still not much blinking action.
We've been to town and back during the day without any issues. A short 8-10 minute drive from home.
We tried a night time drive once and I ended that fairly quickly.
"I WANT TO LIVE, I WANT TO LIVE !!! PULL OVER!" is what came out of my mouth (so Dan says!! lol)
The bright lights where too much, not a big surprise. Every time a car came toward us Dan started to veer to the shoulder. A wee bit frightening. It's hard to say if he's driving worse because I had "concerns" before the surgery when Dan drove! ;) Don't get me wrong he is a very safe driver however........
So today there may have been a few sightings of Dan at work. The drive is fairly long so the doctor suggested we have Dan drive to test it out. Today was a challenge to say the least. We drove in a full on rain storm which wasn't too bad, it was the defrost blowing that was need to keep the windows defogged.
Dried Dan's eye out right away. Not much we could have done about that. Normally in windy situations he would wear his eye patch, driving like that would probably not be a great idea.
It was very nice that Dan got to see some of his co-workers! :)
All in all we still have a few hurtles to get over before Dan can safely return back to work.
We're still chugging along.
Yesterday I actually stopped and reflected...wow WE'VE come along way since August 21st.
What a miracle!
I would like to share something I came across today, it's a bit surreal. Everything this woman says Dan and I have said as well....powerful and VERY TRUE!!!!!
A GIFT!
http://www.ted.com/talks/stacey_kramer_the_best_gift_i_ever_survived.html?source=email#.UIcCGNrxs4d.email
What do you think about that??? It is 110% true!
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