KUDOS TO MY MOTHER-IN-LAW

My mother-in-law, Hannelore, is going into hospital today to have needles stuck in her eyeballs. Now doesn't THAT sound pleasant? Not of her own free will of course. She's not some freak who enjoys physical pain or anything. I'll explain. For the past year, her eyesight has been on the decline. I'm not sure what exactly the problem is; not only is she very vague when discussing it, I don't understand the German medical terminology let alone be able translate it into English. So suffice to say, her eyes are bad. She's had laser treatment a couple of times, but apparently her eyes have degressed so much that lasering is no longer an option. She was urged to try out a "new" form of treatment, involving having needles stuck directly into the eye. The thought alone makes my toes curl. The treatment is optional, but the alternative is to go blind. Gee, what a choice: have needles stuck in your eye or go blind. And not only that, the shots cost about $2500 EACH...and she may have to go 4 times. There was some question about whether her medical insurance would cover the treatment, what with it being new and everything, but they have agreed to pay 90%. We're back to the Big Decision again: have needles stuck in your eye AND fork over a wad of cash or go blind. Not really much of a choice, really. Needless to say, Hannelore is shit scared. Understandably. I'm thinking of her today and hoping that everything goes well, that it doesn't hurt like almighty hell, and that the treatment "takes" and she won't have to go again.

So if you get an eyelash or something stuck in your eye today and it hurts....think of the alternative!