Block 43

Sight . . .

what a precious gift.

I was in 3rd grade, 

Mrs. Stanley moved me 

from in front of her desk

to the back off the room.

(I carried on 

a conversation with  her

whether she answered

or not.)

I told Mom

I was having 

a hard time seeing

from my new seat.

She & Mrs. Stanley

 thought I just wanted back 

in the front so I could

talk to her.

Finally,

Mom takes me 

to the opthamologist

and lo,

and behold,

I needed glasses.

LOVED THEM!

I can remember 

how amazed I was

at what I had been missing.

My eyes continually

got worse.

My brother found me

on the sofa, 

one day,

crying.

I can still picture this event.

I told him I was afraid

of going blind.

He blew it off,

probably said I was crazy,

and went out of the room.

But,

when my eyes were changing

so fast,

it scared me.

My lenses were always thick,

so I figured blindness

was in my future.

Two years ago,

the opthamologist we go to

asked me if I knew I had 

cataracts?

I did know

and asked him

how bad they were.

He told me their size,

which didn't mean a thing,
but when he said,

"If you were my sister,

I'd tell you to get them removed"
I made my decision 
on the spot. 

So on Feb 7,

I had the cataract 

in the left eye  

removed.

(I actually saw him 

washing my eye 

and the needle 

coming toward me.

Then, the drugs took hold

and I was asleep.)

The next day

the patch came off

I actually saw "white" again.

I hadn't realized

how cloudy

my sight had gotten.

Feb. 14,

right eye done,

no more glasses

for the 1st time in

47 (+/-) years.

The lens implants

are so wonderful . . 

but I am still

not used to seeing myself

without glasses . . .

I think I have a "glasses" face.

Dear Lord,

Thank You for  my sight.  Of all my senses, I treasure this one most . . . the fear of losing it made it more dear to me.

Thank You for allowing science to advance far enough to provide  lenses all those years to allow me to see clearly.

Thank You for the advances made in medicine that 
allows me to see clearer than I have in years.

Thank You for Dr. Sidlecki's skills as a  surgeon.

Amen.

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