Susan's been experiencing double vision for three frustrating months now. While we've been trying to be optimistic, it's not always been easy. Every morning she wakes up with the hope that she will only see one of things, and every morning her hopes are dashed. This all began when Susan became terribly ill and was hospitalized for several days. Since no one in her entourage of doctors has been able to tell us what brought on the double vision, we haven't had any idea of what to expect. The not knowing has been hard on both of us.It's been a difficult journey for us, because we really have no idea when, or even if, her vision will ever return to normal. Until Saturday night, we'd yet to experience anything that would lead us to believe that things might change.
We had eaten a quiet dinner at home alone (Eric is in Chicago at a debate tournament). Two hours later, Susan became violently ill. Now, we had each eaten exactly the same thing, but I was feeling fine. After he second espisode of praying to the porcelain Buddha, she came out into the living room positively beaming. "I ONLY SEE ONE OF YOU!!", she screamed. Being the cautious sort that I am, I was loathe to become too excited, especially after what we've been through over the past three months. Still, seeing one of ANYTHING is a good thing, right??
Yesterday was a bit of a roller coaster ride. Clearly, something is happening, because Susan's vision keeps fluctuating- seeing double one moment, and normally the next. It's an enourmously frustrating thing for her to adapt to, because there is no consistency, but the fact that things are changing would appear to be a good sign. Of course, we have no idea just what these changes mean, but we're hoping that any news is good news. Stay tuned....
