YEAR OF EXECUTION : THROUGH CLEARER LENSES
" you don't know how much you need your senses until you can't use them anymore" - Gloria M. At the beginning of this year, my Optometrist referred me to an Ophthalmologist because they noticed that the nerves connected to my retina were damaged and had to be fixed with a laser. This needed to be urgently fixed or else these issues were going to lead to an early blindness. When I first went to the see the Ophthalmologist, he had examined my eyes to see exactly what needed to be done and they gave me another appointment for the procedure. Days leading up to the procedure, I was advised to have someone pick me up because I probably wouldn't be able to see after the surgery. Unfortunately, plans changed so I found myself going alone, going through the procedure alone and leaving alone. There's a lesson in all of this. Follow me... That day, I was so nervous and I was trying really hard to keep calm. The way they described the effects during the surgery sounded...