What an odd ‘name’ for a blog. For some strange reason I found it appropriate for this stage of my life that I am in right. Well, I at least owe you the back story on how all of this formaluated in my head. If you have been following me for years you can tell that at one time in my life I was in the Army. I did 36 years to be exact. I also worked in the the civilian sector as a project manager for a well known national bank. To offset my time, I was also a fitness instructor/personal trainer. 

    My life for the past 30 years was convuluted with deadlines, and busy schedules. It wasn’t until last year that my youngest daughter got my wife and I to consider a relocation to Oklahoma where she lived with her husband and 3 kids. 

     We were already in grandparent mode, visiting Oklahoma at least once a year to see our grandkids. As we talked more and more about it, it made sense to look into this prospect. All of our children were grown up, and married with their own families. So when we decided to retire after the pandemic, we had nothing time on our hands. 

     The decision was made during Christmas of 2024. By faith, we started looking at homes in Oklahoma. Another thing that was working for us is that we were close to paying the mortgage of our house off. Were in our 60’s now and the thought going into another mortgage at our age seemed a bit scary to me.  Our overall health for the most part for the both of us was pretty good. Many of my friends did know, but I recovered from prostate cancer the year before. My PSA blood count numbers had successfully improved after the surgery. I unexpectantly had to undergo some radiation treatments and compression therapy treatments as well. Yep, it was a very productive time for me that year.   The last bit of bad news was that I contracted glaucoma in both of my eyes.

     The vision in my right eye is at about 20% while my left is still showing 100%. So with that being said, I now take at least 4 types of eye drops a day. The goal is to keep my left eye heathly. So there you have it. We were able to locate a house in Yukon, Oklahoma just within 2 weeks of our decision to move there! God provided the resources for us to hire movers and I was able to tow both of our cars to Oklahoma myself. We decided to rent our house out to provide rental income for us. We moved to Oklahoma just within 30 days! 

     We have been here since January 29, 2025. The people of Oklahoma we have found to be some of the most friendliest people that I have ever met. Historically, this is native America land. I believe 6 or 7 tribes are represented here in this state alone. This is also where the famous ‘trail of tears’ is located. There is a lot of history that when I get settled in I will no doubt partake of. The famous Route 66 is just minutes away from me. 

     I thought in all good fun and gesture that I call this online blog, ‘Living in Oklahoma with Glaucoma’. This is where I will post my stories of reflection, humor and humor interests> My goal is to make you laugh, make you think a little and maybe just maybe connect with me.