Dear Friends:
In Dec. of 1989, I was faced with the choice of keeping my right eye - going through
chemotherapy and losing most of the little sight in that eye OR removing the
eye. Seems the tumor located in my eye was too close to the optic nerve to take a biopsy and finding out if it was cancerous or not? Well, with two days before Christmas I decided
chemo was not for me! So on Dec 23, my eye was removed and all my questions were some what answered.
Now, I figured, life shouldn't be that hard to adjust to? Can't say it wasn't hard, more of an inconvenience.
Friends and family took it harder than I did! They were uneasy around me. This made it harder on me, because I didn't want them to feel sorry for me.
I took each day as a new challenge. Showing them that I was not going to sit in the corner and let the world go by me, while they felt sorry for me!
Can't say I didn't have my moments, but they were few and far between.
At the time of my operation, I was living with, my now husband,
and I was more worried he would up and leave me but he didn't.
I've had a lot of brick walls placed in front of me. and that hasn't stopped me yet and don't believe it ever will...
I know there are more "of us" out there but still after 11yrs haven't found someone to talk to, share experiences with, so if your like me, and need someone to chat with please contact
me.
My name is Lisa, I live in Canada with my husband and our 4yr old along with a lab and a
calico cat.
I hope to hear from you,
Lisa
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