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Slightly Neurotic January 6, 2010

Posted by Emily in : Princess Hannah, Thoughts , trackback

I’ll be the first to admit, I’m slightly neurotic at times.

A few days ago, I noticed my 20/20 vision wasn’t as tack sharp as it should be.

My mind immediately started to race with one possibility . . . I must be going blind.

I know this sounds like an erratic conclusion, but given my family history with a genetic eye disorder, I was very concerned.

Not one to waste time on important matters like this, I made an appointment with an Optometrist right away. As Hannah and I were walking into the clinic, she kept asking, “Mommy, are we going to the eyeball store?!” And I was all, “Yep. The eyeball store. They fix your eyeballs!”

After a nice chat with the Optometrist about my eyes and discussion about my family history (which he found completely fascinating) I was very happy to hear my eyesight was still 20/20 with no pending blindness.

However, the few days I sat in uncertainly about possible pending blindness, I thought about my life. What would I do differently? What would I do the same? What would you do if you knew you were going blind or deaf even?

I would spend my money on seeing the world before I couldn’t anymore. Things are just things, but memories last forever.
I would photograph anything and everything so I could leave my mark on how I saw the world.
I would spend all day memorizing the faces of my husband and children.

What would you do?

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