Day 22: A check up and the piano man
And on the 22nd day it rained and rained and rained and rained. Another two inches. The streets are awash with the proverbial cats and dogs. Our first outing, early, was...
Day 28: A few of our favourite things
Our last full day in the big apple and we were presented with a wet, windy and cold day. We didn't let this dampen our spirits. We had a few...
Day 17: Something rotten
After a late night last night, sadly we needed to be up early for our deferred tour around lower Manhattan. Additionally we had a visit to the eye surgeon and...
Day 13: Getting high again
An early start today, we needed to be uptown at the eye doctors by 8.30. We made the now familiar trip quite easily, walk to 42nd street subway, catch the...
Day 09: Nightlife
While I'm still on directions from the doctor to rest my eye we spent the first half of Thursday in our room. Our room is great, the AKA hotel is...
Day 08: Still (our favourite) Hunt
Our second week started early with a second visit to the eye specialist. We arrived feeling a little worried that bad news was on the way. We arrived and said...
Day 07: A day in, then a steak
Taking the doctors advice we spent Tuesday pretty much doing nothing. Which wasn't a bad thing. The weather was crappy, lots of wind and rain, Mardi was feeling a bit...
Day 06: Lasers and Central Park
We were up early today to see my eye surgeon. A routine visit turned into something epic as my right eye underwent another round of painful laser surgery. Just before...
Day 05: Lazy Sunday
After a few busy days we took it a little easier on Sunday. We slept in Nd had a lazy breakfast in our room. I caught up on my blog,...
Day 24: Doctors, skyscrapers and perfect tea
We visited Dr Nissen again today for a check up. He is happy with my progress. My retina is stable and I can start to look straight ahead again. We...
Day 16: Apple of my eye
We are scheduled to see Dr Nissen again today. Its been a week since my retina detached. Today we will see how it is holding. I’ve noticed a definite degradation...
Day 09: Detached 4 – Recovery
Today we learn how successful the surgery was. We make the trip to Dr Nissen‘s rooms. A trip we are becoming very familiar with. We say hello to the staff,...
Day 08: Detached 3 – Surgery
Surgery day is here. We travel to the Presbyterian Hospital. Its on 69th and 1st Avenue. My surgery is scheduled for later in the morning. We do the obligatory administration first. There...
Day 07: Detached 2 – In the dark
Eventually sunlight evaporates the ink of pre-dawn as I lie awake. I don’t think I slept at all. We shower and dress and catch the 1 train to our destination....
Day 06: Detached 1 – In shock
The world changed for me today. We started out by wanting to explore a different part of town, so we walked across to 8th and 9th Avenues and started exploring along the...