Grandma's Getting Glasses!

Grandma (Sherry) has been complaining for some time now about her failing vision. Me being me, I've put off dealing with it for three months. But now it's 2019, baby! New year, new me! I've resolved to stop procrastinating so much.  So on Friday I made an appointment for her to get an eye exam today (Saturday). And boy, does she need glasses. Her vision is not great. Mom also has cataracts, but the optometrist said they're not bad enough to warrant surgery.

I scheduled this appointment at Wal-Mart because it is close to the house and I figured it'd be cheap. It was! The exam was $99. The doctor said Mom needs bifocals, but encouraged us to get two pair of glasses: one for reading and one for seeing at a distance; her reasoning was that bifocals can cause older folks to trip and fall. So I was prepared for maybe $150 per pair. But the glasses were about $40 per pair. What a great deal! As evil as a mega-corporation such as Wal-Mart undoubtedly is, I'm glad there's somewhere local we can go to buy two pair of glasses for $80. A year or more ago I bought new glasses and they cost $500, but it was a buy one get one free deal. So for more than I wanted to spend I got more glasses than I wanted to buy.

I can't wait for her to get her glasses. I remember how magical it was when I first put on my specs. I think her life will be transformed!

Note: There used to be a picture of Sherry here, but she did not like it. I thought it was one of the better pictures of her. She disagreed. I want to honor her wishes, so I've taken the picture down. 

Update! We got the two pairs of glasses. It wasn't magical, as I expected. The pair for far-seeing don't do much, according to Mom. The reading glasses, however, are a big improvement over her drug store specs. I'll count that as a success.