[Nfb-krafters-korner] a thought...

[Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]]

Joyce;
You are very blessed to overcome that happening in your life, just like a friend of mine, stopped drugs, cold turkey and another, is a cancer serviver, 3 or 4 times.

Terry P.
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Blindhands at aol.com [mailto:Blindhands at aol.com] 
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 3:27 PM
To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] a thought...

Yesterday was a 15 year mark on my life.  15 years ago yesterday I had  my openheart coronary bypass surgery.  I saw the doctor greet me just prior  to going into the surgery and spoke with him.  When I woke up 2 days later  or they brought me out enough to be aware I could not see anything.  I  could not tell anyone as I was still on the respirator.  I went in and out  until that evening when my dear husband came to visit me.  I got him to get  me a paper and pen and I wrote one word at a time on 4 sheets of paper,"I can not see".
 
Well it was definitely a nightmare and a struggle to climb up that mountain 
 that was placed in front of me.    I will tell you it was a  challenge and 
it was not easy.  
 
I did pick up my knitting needles about 8 months after I went blind as I had all the time in the world and was still recovering  from the surgery  and infection in my leg where they harvested the veinds for the bypass surgery.  I was learning day bby day how to put one foot in front of the  other and move beyond where I was.
 
I have come a long way since then.  I do reflect back around this time  of the year, but yesterday I spent the afternoon with my husband, two sons and daughter and their significant  others.  Most importantly I spent time with the 3 Princesses and little Prince.  I never gave it a thought  yesterday what I am missing, I lived the day joyfully with what I have!
 
Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) Blindhands at AOL.com _______________________________________________
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