Fear
Losing my eyesight has been my greatest fear since I was a kid. I’ve had a few scares since.
Now it’s official. I have the early stages of dry macular degeneration, the same thing that made my grandmother so blind. There is no treatment, no cure. There are some things that can be done to slow it down, as long as it stays dry, and I will do those things, mostly consisting of quitting smoking and taking massive amounts of certain vitamins and antioxidants. And hope that it doesn’t turn into the wet macular degeneration, which is far faster and far more destructive.
I go back for a checkup with the opthamologist in October, to see how quickly it’s progressing.
And for now, I’m trying very, very hard not to freak out that my biggest phobia has been realized.
The countdown has begun
Flying to Michigan to see Mr. Wow for a week on the 30th. *bounces excitedly*
