Quick backstory...I'm a virtually life-long diabetic. For a good portion of my life, I had no health insurance. I lost most of the sight in my left eye a couple of years ago, now legally blind in that eye, nothing can be done.
Fast forward to mid-August. I wake up one morning, and I can't focus. I got an emergency appointment with my opthamologist...who couldn;t do anything but send me to a retina specialist...that did nothing. Four specialists and two arguments with my insurance company later (over a three day span) I end up at Wills Eye Hospital in Philly (thank you Dr. Mehta and your staff).
That was August 24th. The surgery left me with one repaired eye needing weeks to recover and a legally blind eye, so for weeks all I could see isvery dark shapes. Couldn't read anything...had to listen to TV...friends that I've known for 20+ years came to visit and I didn't know them unless I recognized their voice or asked who they weethe local fire department only had to come once (LOL) Did I mention that i live alone with no family in the area?
Over the last two weeks or so, my vision has started to return in the right eye. I can read enlarged print and hopefully that will continue to improve. I'm very thankful that I was led to a skilled surgeon that helped to save my eyesight. This has shown me that JAH will provide for those with both faith and proper effort. (Faith without works is dead)
I say all of ^^^^that to say this...most of us neglect to properly care for/treat our eyes...take care of your eyesight, because as I learned the hard way, like the song says, you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone.
____ Some will tell you that they love you but they've got an ulterior motive - Oh what a shame They will tell you that they need you but they've got an ulterior motive - Personal gain
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