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Full History - 2019 - 09 - 08 - ID#d1lim2
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Hi! I’m new here! (self.Blind)
submitted by paulinbc
In my 40s now. Born without a working optic nerve in my right eye. I am legally blind (they don’t let me drive) and vision in left eye getting worse over time. I’ve always had problems focusing. Had surgery on my L eye musculature twice when I was a child. There is ALWAYS a slight tilt in my head to the right. Glasses have never helped. The only thing they do do is make things ‘pop and sparkle’ more. I’m considering getting reading glasses now - native reddit iPad app is getting hard to read. I’m convinced at some point I’ll be completely blind. I have no depth perception. Have never been able to ride a bike even. Love the outdoors but serious hiking for me is a comedy of errors. Ladies love that I can’t drive them anywhere, so I’m still single. And I’ve never “known” another visually impaired person. I’d like to, so I guess that’s why I’m here. And I’d like to prepare for the inevitable. I’m not hear to bitch. I know many of you have it much worse than me, but I guess these are the things that identify me, or perhaps I let identify me, so it’s who I am.

I’m fairly high functioning other than that. I have a really good job in HR for a Crown Corporation in Canada. I’ve seen a few people asking for Eli in the job search, so wen I have time I’ll be happy to help.

I do have one pressing question tho. I have no depth perception and I’m gaining a bit more weight these days, I’m at 210, pushing 220, which is pushing m further away from my feet when seated. How does one cut their toenails when they can’t easily do it by feel?

Happy Sunday!
TrippingWithoutSight 2 points 3y ago
Welcome!

I trip, and I'm blind.
8i8oio 1 points 3y ago
“Hiking is a comedy of errors..”
Omg I love your humor. It’s so true! I miss hiking immensely. I’m recently legally blind, and haven’t driven in years. It’s degenerative as well so I’m here to prepare too! Nice to meet you ^.^
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TK_Sleepytime 1 points 3y ago
Hi! I had my right eye removed at 3mos old due to cancer and had my left lens removed due to a cataract caused by the radiation for the cancer when I was 4yo. A fun late effect of radiation is that your eye stops producing tears. So now I've also got a scarred cornea and life is variably blurry even with glasses. I'm also in my 40s and have never been allowed to drive but I have a good gig in health policy. For your toenails, pay for a pedicure lol.
paulinbc [OP] 2 points 3y ago
God damn. keep on killin' it! I love to see the resiliency in some of the posts I've read. We don't seem to know nearly as much about the eyes as we do other parts of the body, it seems, do we?

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All the best to you! I've seriously considered the pedicure before, it's kind of embarrassing going in for one, and I've actually read about people picking up weird funguses or other bacteria from these places, but I think I do need to get one done. Thanks!
bradley22 1 points 3y ago
Try going for walks and eat healthy to. Oh and drink a lot of water.

As for cutting toenails, I have a pare of clippers that catch the nails but even if I didn’t, I’d feel if the nail is long, put the clippers jaws inline with the nail and cut.

Be careful and only cut once or twice on one toe, you don’t want an ingrowing toenail, trust me. I got it sorted but it wasn’t fun.
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