Christmas came this past Monday. I love my new eye. But maybe Mela did even more. She got home after me as we prepared to leave for our flight to Vegas. I heard the garage door and waited for her in the kitchen. As she came in I closed my eyes in preparation for the reveal. She came over to me, grabbed both my hands and I opened my eyes. She teared up.

The process for my present was fascinating. Upon arrival at the office of Eric Lindsey I went with him to the room in which he would proceed to paint my eye. I sat patiently as he worked his magic with his palette of color until he perfectly matched my eye color. Once he was satisfied I left for about two hours while it dried. Once I returned I again went back and Eric placed the eye in the previously empty socket. Upon looking in the mirror,I was openly pleased and got a little misty myself. Seeing myself whole again was joyous.

Eric was delight to work with as well as his staff. Not sure of her title, but his office assistant, Ariel was incredible. She was most helpful and gracious during my phone calls and equally if not more gracious in person. She was very personable and did a great job of making customers feel welcomed under difficult circumstances. I wish I had never needed the services but the experience could not have been better.

In addition to Eric’s skill at making prosthetic eyes he can recommend restaurants in Las Vegas. He had recommended Javier’s in the Aria Hotel. Mela and I arrived in Las Vegas late Monday afternoon and checked into the Bellagio. We did not have dinner plans so we decided to try Javier’s. My Dungeness Crab enchilada’s were delicious and Mela’s prawns were equally outstanding not too mention the margaritas. Great food, service and ambiance - a very good evening.

With that I await my biopsy results this coming Wednesday and toasting to National Biopsy Result Drinking Day. God Bless!