Eyes going going gone

[nz_carver]

Rite this ones a little hard for me and it eating me up
So I get it out there and it might help

Ok I have always had bad eye sight but it's one thing knowing it and another thing coming to terms with it

Coz I was a prem baby and had a bad start to life coz of my health
We new that my eyes were never be 100%

I have had glasses from the age of around 12 or13 and was told that my eyes will never get better they will get worse
And told I'd be blind in my right eye by 20

Well now at 27 my sight in
My right eye is down to about 5foot and that not clear I see shapes

I cand see left or right in both eyes can only see strate

Can't see in low light or in bright light

Was told by my eye dr I have the eyes of a 60 year old

I can't drive
Not ment to ride my bike
Having to sell me big lathe for my own safety

I think hard coz I don't like to be see as different
But sometimes you have to just do what you can
It 27 you want to be out there living life not tripping over your own feet in shopping mall and haveing people ask you have you been drinking coz you trip over and land on your face getting of the train

There was talk about getting a blind dog in the next yr or so
I,e for being out in public so I don't trip or fall
(yeah what the hell do A blind guy what a blind dog for?? A dog that can see wd be better then a dog that cant se lol)

[Tankstand]

Hi, I feel for you mate!

If it looks like things are going to get even worse, perhaps starting to learn braille might be an idea?

[wheelinround]

Dave this takes guts to come out and say. Now the positive side learn to turn as much as you can now with the little one set yourself up, learn where everything is there are blind turners out there.

:C I feel your anger Dave.

Your fiends here I am sure will support you.:2tsup:

[BobR]

Sorry to hear your plight Dave. All the best for the future.

[hughie]

There was talk about getting a blind dog in the next yr or so
I,e for being out in public so I don't trip or fall
(yeah what the hell do A blind guy what a blind dog for?? A dog that can see wd be better then a dog that cant see lol)

By Jeez that's no good. But you could go into politics, especially the eyed bit, you could be the PM. :2tsup:

[wheelinround]

I reckon as the 26th March is PURPLE DAY Purple Day | Epilepsy Action Australia (http://www.epilepsy.org.au/purpleday) we should get in and all woodies including TL wear something PURPLE.

Being that young Dave is a sufferer.

[Wongo]

That is not good. All the best carver.

[munruben]

Sorry to hear of your problem with your eye Dave, not good. I have had an eye problem since birth and only have full vision in one eye and hardly any vision in the other so I sort of know what you are talking about. The vision in both my eyes have deterrorated over the years but I stll see reasonably okay with my "good" eye.
Something I have had to live with and adapt my lifestyle accordingly. However, your situation seems to be worse than mine and the prognosis not very good. I can only sympathise with you mate and hope things don't turn out as bad as predicted for you.

Keep your spirits up mate and don't give in. Life can be very unfair sometimes and it makes you think.

Good luck for the future.:2tsup:

[Sawdust Maker]

Dave
Oh F
kick in the guts
bummer
I'm at a loss for words - You are just coming to the game - you carve and are learning to turn
You're half my age - life's not fair
Oh S... I don't know what to say
bugger

[Ricardito]

I wish you could tell good news but at the same time don't lose hope that your situation may yet be remedied soon. These days who knows somewhere someone always comes up with some ingenious propositions or devices.
I have had eye problems too and have mine checked every four months. So I have to be positive for you and for me too.

[Claw Hama]

Hi Dave sorry to hear that mate, some of the stuff life sends us really sucks. I'm sure you will prevale though, you are clever with your hands and have a good bright brain so you will always find a way to make the things you want to. Hmm not sure how Labs go at wood turning one bark for start, two barks for stop but just when you get to the tricky part he's likely to look away and nibble his nuts or something.:D
We're all her for suport should you need us:2tsup:.

[nz_carver]

Thanks guys I'm not given up the game
The rules just been changed

I'm do big to hide
I'm to lazy to run
I'm to ugly to be sold for a new one

So I'm working on the things I can do
Not the things I can't do

I'm not given up carving or turning
Just down sizing the lathe
For my safety

There is talk of swmbo letting me get another mini lathe
A baby woodfast

[Pat]

Dave, sorry to hear that the old lamps are dimming.

On the matter of the Baby Yellow Peril, in the last AWR there was an article comparing a few Mini lathes, might be good reading for you.

[Wongo]

But what can you do with a mini lathe?



:U

[wheelinround]

But what can you do with a mini lathe?



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More than you can without one :q

[Foo]

Sorry to hear that Carver!:sad1:

I remember seeing something on TV last year about a bloke that was totally blind and he was running a farm. He would do the fencing and work in his shed repairing stuff, even saddle up a horse and when asked why he does it, he said I don't have a handicap so why not.:respect:

With determination like that I think you will be able to focus and achieve whatever you put your mind to. :2tsup:

Do you have kids? If yes, that would be the hardest part to cope with for me I think, not see the changes as they grow up.:(

Stay positive and look for new challenges, besides getting a smaller lathe to keep you on your toes.:wink:

All the best.

Foo

[specialist]

That's a real shame, my eyes are starting to go, need reading glasses to do anything fine now. It's the most frustrating thing that's happened to my so far, I can't even think what it is like for you being so close to all intents and purposes legally blind.

It's good that you are looking at the positives and continuing to move ahead and doing what you can.

Robert

[Clinton1]

yeah what the hell do A blind guy what a blind dog for?? A dog that can see wd be better then a dog that cant se lol


Mate, that is so funny. Thanks, needed a laugh.

Look, sometimes life deals a crap hand. But you got dealt what you got dealt.
To let you in on my thinking, its going to be your attitude will determine if you sink into the whinging and unhappy side of life or maintain your independance and enjoyment of life.
Its not easy, but there are heaps of people that turn into unhappy 'if only' types that are perfectly capable of 'living, laughing, loving' and having a decent life.

Accepting that you have a disability is one of the hardest things to do in life... those that do it well do not accept that they have a disability and just get on with 'living, laughing, loving'.
I hate the word 'disability'... morons keep telling me I have a disability and I get sick of telling the morons that my disability is having to listen to their idiot opinions.

I look forward to your 'blind carving' when you get to that... hope to get to experience some of it wile I am in Sydney.

Get a dog... they are wonderful animals and will add a measure of happiness to your life with their personality, and they love a job and are happier with one. Guiding you around will give the dog a real sense of purpose and that is good for the dog.

[rrobor]

Sorry Im not with this. Sure life is a proper bitch but so be it. I have issues, I fear various things, You have issues . But please, however much people here waffle their sorrow, it comes down to you and how do you deal with reality. I would love to tell you tomorrow all will be well, but thats not so. So what I am going to tell you is that your strength is withn you, What that is is yours to find out Rob.

[Sawdust Maker]

But what can you do with a mini lathe?



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turn a pen

c'mon you know you want to!

[Christos]

I have had the misfortune pleasure to actually meet you. Before that and on these forums you do come across as a very likeable person. Even thou you are from that little place of islands. So when hearing this news about your eyes has not been the best news and you do have my support.

Christos

[graemet]

I'm sure you have confidence in your eye man, but in a case like yours, I would definitely get a second or even third opinion. Having been in the eye game for 50 years, I know how easy it is to allow an opinion formed many years before, can lead to a "nothing more can be done" mentality, while newer techniques are overlooked.
Get an optometrist to refer you to the new Centre for Eye Health run by the Guide Dogs Assn at the University of NSW. They have the absolute latest in diagnostic instrumentation, some of which is the only one in Australia, a stable of the best eye practitioners in the country, and it's all completely free of charge. (The referral is mandatory. Most optometrists have referral rights.)