Was blind, but now can see

These words, from my favorite hymn of all times, (Amazing Grace) symbolize the gratefulness we feel as we left the neuro-ophthalmologist yesterday morning. DH was given the all-clear to drive once again. Now if you have ever had something taken from you that you consider precious, or lost a freedom that you took for granted until that day, you will know what I am talking about. The loss of your driving privileges pretty much rank up there near the top of the list of Things I Take For Granted but Really Miss A Whole Lot When It's Gone. Now let me be very clear here. Things could have been a whole lot worse with the stroke and we are extremely grateful that they weren't. That said, to hear the magic words that while DH has not regained 100% of his vision, he has regained enough to drive once again, are magical words indeed. He will take it slow, (I get to be the Back Seat Driver in the Front Passenger side until he feels comfortable once again...whew two boys learning to drive at the same time lol) We started immediately turning it over in our brains: Was it the therapy? Is it healing on its own? Well, the doctor thinks it is a combination: Sometimes when you make your eyes stronger with exercises, your brain helps fill in the blanks. Don't you just love the way your body is designed to work even when one part stops working, another part can take over. On a related note, DH had his cholesterol levels drawn, approximately 5 1/2 weeks post stroke. Now I don't know if it is the meds or the fabulous as-close-to-vegan-w/o-being vegan diet I have him on (duh, of course its the diet!) but here it is by the numbers:
Day after the stroke (4/7/12:                                                    5/14/12

Triglycerides: 155                                                                        96
Cholesterol:    182                                                                       117
LDL                121                                                                         66

ZOWIE. Still impressive, well impressive enough that he wants to keep eating mostly-vegan or as I like to call it: vegan-IST.Maybe I should say vegan-ISH.
On a totally unrelated note: Congratulations to our son who went before the Eagle Scout Board of Review tonight and passed with Flying Colors. (Pardon the Pun)
Son, you rock. Both DH and I got teary eyed in the Parent interview. We are so proud! Our many thanks to the board for making this happen quickly, so he could get his Eagle before leaving to work at Scout camp for the summer. 


"They shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint." Isaiah 40:31B