tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792207845636822371.post8101919176677266691..comments2023-06-17T11:21:16.019-04:00Comments on No More Empty Fortune Cookies: IntrospectionFortune Cookieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17336291956469689578noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792207845636822371.post-54017336357786396192011-02-07T07:57:24.975-05:002011-02-07T07:57:24.975-05:00Reb - thank you so much! I work really hard to rem...Reb - thank you so much! I work really hard to remind myself every day that it is just a gene, not my whole self that is defective. Your words really mean a lot. <br />Camlin- Thank you for sharing with me about your uncle. Like him, my tunnel vision is the biggest problem, though it sounds like mine is not as effected as his quite yet. It makes me feel better to know that others out there are maintaining a functional, active life after their sight has gone. My fear is not being able to paint, but I feel that i will always find ways to make art, blind or not.Fortune Cookieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17336291956469689578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792207845636822371.post-40934715885140594242011-02-06T17:19:58.943-05:002011-02-06T17:19:58.943-05:00My uncle has retinitis pigmentosa. He was diagnose...My uncle has retinitis pigmentosa. He was diagnosed 20 years ago and is now legally blind. While he has had to make a lot of changes, he is still living a full and wonderful life. His greatest fear has always been losing his ability to read - which has always been so important to him. He lost his driver's license 16 years ago, but can still read his beloved books. In the last two years he has traveled to Egypt, Israel, and England. He has a special computer monitor, and other visual aids. His biggest problem is the tunnel vision - which makes it hard for him to be mobile. There is life after the diagnosis...Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07874329165667110488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792207845636822371.post-56842746782352410552011-01-29T18:29:59.439-05:002011-01-29T18:29:59.439-05:00You have so much talent, with words as well as in ...You have so much talent, with words as well as in your art. I am sorry this is happening to you, but keep in mind, this is only a gene that is defective. You are a strong, talented, compassionate, loved woman.Rebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05318594769530526005noreply@blogger.com