Losing Sight

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Losing sight.


That has taken on two meanings for me -- the figuratiove...

losing sight of my dreams..

losing sight of recovery..

losing sight of myself.

Then there's the literal meaning...

blurred vision..

color blindness..

wordsallajumbleonthepage.

Even though I am definitely getting better,
I still battle with some scary things.

My right eye has a black spot in it, making it difficult to see.

My hands shake and are weak. 

I tried to make a wire loop for jewelry 

and failed miserable.

I still have the mind and memory 

(or lack thereof)

of early stages of Alzheimer's.

I can stare at a book and not know the name "book".

I've woken up and not know who I was

where I was

when I was.

All that being said, my pain is gone

Other than my back and feet, 

Which are learning how to stand upright

After nearly two years in bed.

My connection with the world 

      was via a Kindle.

Even though I have a huge pile of things to do...

Even though I will be reinventing myself 

in the jewelry world...

Even though I may lose some things,

I've gained a huge amount of perspective.

This happened to me.

Not my son

and not my husband.

It would kill me if they got sick. 

So I've got this. 

I can handle it.

I will survive this.