Rant #3,759: Naked Eyes

First of all ...

You want the good news or the bad news?

I will give you the good news first.

Today will end up being a very busy day for my son in his job quest.

We found out yesterday that his assessment will, in fact, continue today, and it will be at a major chain hotel!

He will perform some hotel duties during this part of the assessment, so that is something pretty exciting.

And then right after that--

He actually has a job interview at a local supermarket!

So today, he will be busy as can be, with this lost week turning out in just the opposite way.

GREAT!

The bad news is that I might have another physical malady to deal with sometime in the near future.

I went to that special eye doctor yesterday, and after numerous tests, it apoears I have the beginnings of a detached retina in my right eye.

The doctor showed me the test results, and there appears to be a space in my right eye where there shouldn't be one, and while it is not detached just yet, it might lead to a future problem.

It is at the point where instead of going back there in a year, I have to return for another checkup in three months.

We will see then if things have changed or have stabilized.

I simply cannot get a break.

It is all age and stress related, and I seem to move from one physical crisis to another.

Funny, I don't think my vision has changed at all, but maybe it has, and I just don't realize it, because the change is so minimal.

I am not too happy about this.

I could just fall apart altogether, but you know me better by now.

I am not going to let it get me down, even if it is a situation that eventually leads to surgery.

But like I said, I don't seem to be able to get a break, and it is frustrating to me.

This cannot be retirement.

It simply cannot be. 

It just can't.

I cannot accept that.

I can't accept that not just for myself, but most importantly, for my family.

I have have had probably the worst retirement that I possibly could have had, and there is no end to the bad luck I have experienced.

I just don't get it.

God must be testing me, but by now, I should have passed that test, dontcha think?