9FEB13

Woke early...for CST, anyway...I was still in my timezone. I just dozed and hoped I'd hear from Scott. After taking a shower, I sat with Niki for a bit, but then decided to head out. I had 8 hours of driving time ahead of me, and left Clarksville around 8:15 a.m. I stopped for coffee and donuts (Dunkin' Donuts!), then hit the road.

I checked my phone periodically...saw a text had come in around 10 a.m. Darn, I missed it!!!  I was just west of Nickajack lake/dam (outside Chattanooga) when my phone rang and it was Scott. He was calling from Germany...wanted me to find a wifi hotspot asap. As soon as I could, I pulled off to a McD's...but for some reason, the FT wasn't going through, neither were texts. That meant he wasn't on his end.

I got back on the highway and drove again. My messages got thru, because he texted back to tell me to try again. I did, once I crossed into Georgia. STILL no luck. I called him instead. We'll pay for the call.

Well, the news wasn't the best. He'd seen a doctor (even though we thought he wouldn't see anyone till Monday, apparently if it's "life, limb, or eyesight" you can be seen right away. So on Saturday a.m. he had been seen. The doc there told him pretty much the same thing...added a few terms: Acute Central Serous Chorioretinopathy with Epithelial Detachment. The full explanation:  The layers of the iris have separated, and this tear is allowing fluid, which contains pigment from the iris, to leak into his retina, causing a blurry/distorted vision in the eye. It's common in men 20-50 years old...in Type-A personalities (never considered Scott a Type-A!)...there are other contributing factors which Scott has as well, unfortunately. There's no cure, no medicine, no surgery to fix this, but it will heal on its own...in 2-6 months. OUCH.

The decision was made to send him to the states to see a retinal specialist to see if anything else can be done. Now we wait to find out where he will go, and what happens after that.