Sight for sore eyes

A sight for sore eyes

So iv been rather busy lately and it’s been all about my brown eyes. Eyes are so important. They help you see the world and the beauty in someone. They show emotion, you can tell if someone is happy or sad just by their eyes. A bit of eye contact can make you fall in love. Songs are written about eye. One of my favourites and as far as I am concerned totally written about me. Van Morrisons “brown eyes girl”. Eyes are amazing. Fact.

A few months back I was diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy. This is where the tiny blood vessel in the backs of the eyes change and burst. This can ultimately lead to blindness. After being diabetic for nearly 19 years this was inevitable. The course of action was urgent laser eye surgery. When I heard this it turned my brown eyes blue 😦 . Would I witness my beautiful daughters blossom into stunning young ladies. I sat for a while and took everything in. Every line, ever texture, every colour and every lightness. Bollocks was I going to give in to this.

Laser day came. Eye drops administered. I sat in a little darkened room with a doctor who wanted to talk about burgers. I had my chin resting on a metal stand and a bright light shone in eye. A little lens was placed on my eye and stopped me from blinking or moving, then the bright green laser beams were zapping, a little uncomfortable, similarly to getting shampoo in your eyes. After 30 mins I survived my first laser treatment.

I then needs several more sittings in each eye to get the laserings complete. Each time it hurts a little more. This time I took some paracetamol, and this was so much better. But today after laserings number five iv been told I have a cataract in my right eye. Eventually I will need some surgery on this, but fingers crossed not too soon.

All this has been a “really eye opener” how blessed are we to live in such an age where technology is saving eye sight. Everything I see is so precious, each smile, each tear each time I place my make up (god knows what I’d look like if it was left to Jamie to do) everything is important. I am feeling rather blessed.

Lots of love
The brown eyed girl xx