Emotional Well-Being
go-to reaction to pretty much everything. A physical second guessing. The cataract thing hasn’t helped.
One, it presents as an old-person problem and I’m not old. At least I don’t feel old. Nevertheless, it came on quick and are fast-growing. I had an eye evaluation scheduled end of last September and things were fine. They noted my distance vision had worsened, but there was nothing said it was because cataracts were clouding my vision. Then, fast forward to December: And I’;m having trouble driving and at work I keep saying it looks like snow. To be fair, it did snow a lot—just not inside the building. I went back to the eye doc and asked about glasses. I got a pair in February and was told it might take some getting used to. March and April and I’m not seeing any better. So I go back to talk things over. That’s when I’m given an appointment to meet with an ophthalmologist.
The process has taken time, but now I know the cause of the problem: cataracts.
Meanwhile. I have a trip planned to cycle down the Pacific Coast beginning in June. I’m 67. I’m not getting any younger. The clock is ticking. I had plans to see friends at the start and finish (San Francisco). Do I postpone/cancel?
Last week I met with a scheduler and got a date for surgery AFTER the trip. I wondered about my eyesight for the tour. Three weeks ago, I rode back from Grand Rapids, no problem. I’ve been doing shorties of 20-25 miles, no problem. So, yesterday, on Mother’s Day, I did a test ride.
I threw my cook stove and pot and a thermos of hot tea into a bag and rode 20 miles to a village northeast of Okemos and fixed a little lunch in a shelter and then rode back. I was nervous at first, but then things fell into place and the instincts for riding returned. Things felt normal.
So the trip is on and I’ll continue to test ride and,
fingers crossed, the trip will work out.
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