I have been doing bits and pieces, but never seem to get around to finishing anything... but I am currently trying harder!
Apart from general ill health, unfortunately, since 1997, I have been losing my sight through a whole series of incidents (caused by my renal failure) which have damaged the back of both my eyes.
My 'good' eye has been damaged by 2 retinal bleeds and now has a steroid induced cataract. However the other eye is in an even sorrier state, as it too has had retinal bleeds, a semi thickness macula hole and a detached vitreous with debris in my central vision.Therefore I now have very limited vision. I saw the retinal surgeon last week and when I saw the laser scan of the back of my eye I was quite shocked at the state of things and the deterioration since last time. (although I had realised my sight was deteriorating).
A surgical procedure is possible, but it could also cause me to completely lose my sight in that eye and even if 'successful' could make it worse - and will cause a cataract to form afterwards anyway.
So... you can now understand why I have become slower in completing work - I still create - but it is harder to do so.
2 comments:
Andrina, I can't believe you! To have all of this going on and still able to get your blog updated regularly... You're putting me to shame! I am soooo sorry to hear all of this :(. I can't believe the alternatives are so unpromising.
On a happier note, I read your article - A Wrinkle in Time. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Collecting odds and ends with some unknown project in mind is my bad habit.
Sorry for the long blog entry. I am thinking about you...
Glad you like the original article I wrote - which sparked everything off really!
As for my eyes... well... I will plod on doing the best I can.
And anyone who reads this - please look after your eyes - you will probably never have the multiple problems I have, but I met a young girl last week who'd suddenly got blurred vision and thought it was an infection. It turned out to be a detached retina. She was quite healthy and hadn't had an injury to her eye either. Luckily it was re attached in time - but her vision will never be as good.
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