August 3, 2011
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BIG change in plans. . . . .
Kathy drove me to Anchorage yesterday for my pre-surgery exams and tests and all–and I got a huge shock.
Since I only have enough money in the FBO account for one cataract operation, I had planned to put off the other one until I was on Medicare. That ain’t happenin’. It seems that my myopia is so severe, they want to do both eyes the same week, even though my left eye has only a stage one cataract.
They worked out a payment plan where I pay half the day of the surgery, then make monthly payments of $594 for the next six months. Right now, I don’t know where the money will come from. The Farmers Market is today, which usually brings in between $100 and $200, but it is rained out today.
I’m not worried, though. I recall years ago, not long before I went bankrupt, and Kathy would juggle stuff all around, paying off one credit card with another credit card. It all worked out in the end, and so will this.
