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

[Henrietta Brewer]

Hi Joyce,
Just want to say that you show that determination you used back then every day. Must be, you were a determined lady before you lost your vision. Or, is that an outcome of being blind? lol
Henrietta
On Aug 27, 2012, at 3:27 PM, Blindhands at aol.com wrote:

> 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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