Six weeks ago I was facing the possibility of losing the sight in my right eye. The eye was shut-
ting down despite the best efforts of the medical specialists at the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Eye
Clinic. The condition of the eye had been steadily deteriorating since last autumn, thus causing
the eye to shrink. The eye looked horrible. The doctor told me that we were running out of op-
tions for the eye. I prepared for living my life with only my left eye. I was told by the doctor that
many people do well with one eye.
But prayer and critical medical care changed the situation of my eye. I asked people to pray for
the healing of my eye. There were those who laid hands on me and anointed me with oil. It was
shortly thereafter that the doctor observed the eye becoming progressively better. Rather than
discussing the eye shutting down, she talked to me about surgery to remove the gel of my inner
eye, replacing it with silicone gas to keep the pressure constant in the eye. She would also re-
move the anchor holding the retina in place. It had been eroding the tissue of the retina, thus
causing loss of pressure. The situation had changed greatly.
I have been scheduled for eye surgery on Monday, the third of June. If everything goes well, I
will be released the next day. However, I will enter the hospital the preceding Thursday morn-
ing in order to begin the process of thickening my blood for surgery. Since my aortic heart valve
was replaced in 2006, I have been taking warfarin to thin my blood. The doctor intends to thick-
en the blood in order to cut down the risk of serious bleeding during the operation. I am receiv-
ing excellent medical care and I marvel at the state of medical technology and knowledge in do-
ing this. As always, I covet your prayers.
Blessings to you and yours,
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