Daughter and Father Adventure

Today Dad is playing cribbage at the Needham Sr. Center. Playing cribbage is his favorite activity. All the years taking care of Helen, he lived for Thursday afternoons. These pictures are from last week when I picked him up. There were 9 fellows playing during the afternoon but most left before I arrived.

Doctor visits are also part of our schedule. This week Dad saw the Gastroenterologist and the Eye Specialist. The visit with the former was very heartening. The blood work taken a couple of weeks ago showed that Dad is in good health. Dr. Matloff did not want to put Dad through a colonoscopy because there was no indication that he needed it and any procedure that could be risky.

The appointment with Dr. Sang, the eye specialist, resulted in two appointments for next week. Dad's vision has deteriorated. He will have treatment in each eye which will hopefully stop the continued macular degeneration. Dr. Sang voiced concern about our travel plans for the summer. She wants to be sure the treatments are working before we are gone for any extended period of time. We may need to make some adjustments to our plans.

I am cognizant that being in Massachusetts provides a familiar environment and a sense of place Dad doesn't have living with me in Atlanta. He is more self directed and future thinking here.