My closest friends are always so considerate of me and my visual challenges when we are out and about. In planning an upcoming day trip, one friend suggested some things we could do, but wanted to be sure I only did what I was comfortable doing. My reply to her…
A great friend of mine is leaving today for vacation. She texted me last night, before bed, and she said, “I am very unprepared for tomorrow.” I replied, “Are we ever prepared for tomorrow?”. Obviously she was referring to packing, but it struck a more philosophical chord. After the passing…
Well that and the fact that he’s a bird.
Meg Ryan as Kathleen Kelly in You’ve Got Mail: ” . . . and missing my mother so much I almost couldn’t breathe.”
Someone who I had just met but was a relative of someone I know, recently asked me, “Have you accepted it?”. I was taken aback, and I am NEVER taken aback. I quickly confirmed the reference was to my vision loss, and then I replied, simply, with the complete opposite of…
August 26, 2012 During the two-hour drive home from the bird rescue with our new boy, Piper, already his unique personality began to emerge. If you don’t know birds, let me set the record straight about bird brains. Birds are so smart and all have their own diverse personalities. As…
Today I stepped onto an up escalator, and then I stepped off it at the top. All by myself. For the first time in almost three years. Today I located the “thinking of you” greeting cards and then I was able to find the perfect card that I needed. All…
Tomorrow we have nine stops to make as we run our errands. Since I can no longer drive, groceries and drug store and what-not runs no longer get done during lunch hours or on my way home. Nine errands. Lots of miles. Frequent yelling about his driving. Several hours. Much…
