Kudos to my eye Dr today. As I signed in for my eye exam, the receptionist said that my benefits for my eye glasses won't be available until September (and today is only February).
Instead of wasting my money on my eye appointment, I canceled it and decided to come back in September. Well my ophthalmologist, who I have had for years, called my name. When I told him what happened, he knelt down beside me and asked if my eyes were ok.
He acknowledged that I have major eye problems and wanted to make sure that there weren't any new eye problems. (He knows of the floaters, the shadows, the optic atropy, and all the other eye problems I have, including that when I see things that it's like looking through a sheer curtain. The doctors are baffled in this area and don't know how to fix it. We discussed about how I had been tested by one of the best Kaiser eye specialists in southern California and they can't find anything wrong).
After we discussed that there's no cure for my eyes, he gave me a big smile and said that I was a special person. As I laughed, I told him that I know because that is what all my doctors say to me with all the great health issues I have.
This ophthalmologist made my day and I told him how grateful I was for taking the time to talk to me. He could have just walked away when I canceled my appt, but he didn't. He truly showed me that he cared.
Thank you, God, for people who go out of their way, especially for people like me, who are "special."
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