Horrah it is Saturday

[sg1scribe]

That was a very weird week. Managed to get loads done in the two days I was in the office, though, so next week shouldn't be too horrendous. I do have meetings three nights on the trot though - bleurgh. Hey ho, that's the downside of working for a charity where most volunteers have other day jobs

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[fitj]

What a terrible diagnosis - a truly terrible prospect to come to terms with, especially when you've got your whole life ahead of you.

I'm just now reading a wonderful book called "A Sense of the World: How a Blind Man became history's Greatest Traveller" by Jason Roberts. It's a biography of James Holman, who became blind when he was a young man and set off to travel all over the world in the early 19th century. It's an inspirational story and very well told.

[rynogeny]

Oh, that's sad to hear about son's GF. I can't even imagine how you'd cope with that. :(

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So far she has been coping by putting her head in the sand. Although it was obvious that she had the condition (her brother also has it) she refused to go for an official diagnosis. Now, however, she can't do that anymore. Things degenerated rapidly over the past two weeks - to the point at which she had to tell her employers.

I think she'd convinced herself it was something she would have to deal with in 20 years time, even though her eyesight hasn't been good for quite some time. Sadly that is not the case.

[aranhe]

Oh bummer. And what a potential complicator for their relationship. If, like my niece and her fiance (where's the damn accent key?) seem to have done, they've found their soul mate in each other then it won't matter of course. But if they find they're finally not right for each other, then guilt could creep when a break up threatens, and that sort of thing would be a nightmare. Wishing you lots of strength in helping them both.

In the end, we tend to cope with whatever life throws at us, and being blind is not the end of the world. People work around it. And if she knows it's coming, she has time to prepare. Mixed blessing of course.

Big hugs.

Enjoy the housewarming!

[sg1scribe]

Yes it is a definite complication. I chatted with Steven about it, pointing out that it would present 'challenges'. There is no reason that they can't have a very happy life together, should things continue between them, but they do need to be realistic about the extra challenges K. will face (and how that can impact on so many decisions).