Update on Carole

Most of you are aware that last year Carole was diagnosed with Wet Macular Degeneration in her left eye, which is blood vessels leaking fluid causing blistering and separation of the retina resulting in a significant loss of vision. The treatment involved a monthly injection of a drug directly into her left eye for four months, July through October, which seemed to stabilize the condition.

We spent the Winter in Texas and Florida, then returned home to Kansas in April to find the condition in her left eye had worsened, so she was given another injection in her left eye. During our recent trip to the West Coast, Carole was referred to a retina specialist in Washington who determined her left eye was stabilized, but her right eye was showing early signs of Wet Macular Degeneration. So he gave her an injection in her right eye instead of her left eye.

When we returned home to Kansas, her doctor examined Cat scans and MRI's of both eyes and determined that they had both stabilized and no treatment was required at this time. She does not need to return for further tests, examinations, treatments, or injections for eight weeks . . . the end of August.

Carole is, of course, very relieved that she did not have to endure another injection into her eye at this time. It has improved her comfort and outlook dramatically. Thank you, God!