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

[Blindhands at aol.com]

I have to say, as much as a shock it was to suddenly go blind, I can't  
imagine  going blind gradually.  I also thank God that I had my sight  for 46 
years.  I saw the Mickey Mouse, the sun sparkling on the ocean  waves, a hawk 
on the wind over the Grand Canyon.  No one can ever take  those images 
away, but I have never seen the Princess's smiles or the red hair  on my little 
Prince, nor my daughter at her weddging.  I am alive and get  to spend time 
with the ones I love.  
 
So my life is mine and I live each day with a spirit of, I can do it!
 
Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
Blindhands at AOL.com   

 
In a message dated 8/27/2012 5:15:55 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
gary.brewer at comcast.net writes:

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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