Off To A Great Start??

Yep, that's right. I had to go pick up Benjamin from school today and he'll be home tomorrow too. And yes, it is only the SECOND day of school.
Ever notice how in all of his pictures Benjamin shields his eye, particularly his left eye?
He has issues with it; it's sensitive to light, he gets styes easily and it gets dried out. Well, this morning I was in Wal-Mart and got a call on my cell phone from the nurse. She was concerned about his eye, it's all red and puffy. I assured her that he's been under the care of both the family doctor and a pediatric opthamologist. We have a treatment we do for it as well as medicine and gel we regularly put on it. I think certain thing seem to trigger it, namely lack of sleep.
Well, the nurse was concerned that it was pink-eye. I told her about seeing the doctors and said I would get a note to put in his folder. The pediatric opthamologist is concerned that it may be pink eye and wants to see him, but can't get him in until next week, Tuesday. So, Ben will be home, missing school because of his irritated eye. Nice way to start off a school career. Well, I know he won't be getting any "Attendance Award".