back to my old self

Gardening in her flower girl dress.  You might never know that she had surgery less than 72 hours previous to this photo.  Until you saw this:

Her eye is swollen, bruised, covered with dried blood and ooze, but it is not bothering her.  She stops frequently to wipe her oozing eye, and then keeps right on doing what she wants to be doing - digging up potatoes, beading, painting,...

Yesterday morning at the doctor's office was where we first removed the patch after surgery.  She was nervous to have it off at first, but soon got used to it and now wants nothing to do with the patch.  She must continue to wear it at night for a couple weeks to ensure that she doesn't rub her eye.  About half an hour after the patch came off, she exclaimed, "I feel like my old self again," and she has been acting just that way ever since.  It is a relief to all those around her to see that she is not in pain.