let the beauty we love be what we do: November 2011

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

we must always give thanks for what we have ~

This Year has proven to be one of great change for me. This summer I was diagnosed with
SEVERE RETINOPAT DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA

and as a result I have lost 30% of my vision.
Basically I do not have proper blood flow to my eyes causing swelling to the back of my eyeballs, altering my field of vision and causing me to view things darker.

I have to visit my doctor bi-weekly for eye injections to help control the swelling This treatment will not repair my eyes and it will be necessary for me to continually have these treatments in hopes that I will not lose any more eye sight.

I have been a real mess emotionally over the last few months. But for now my vision has stabilized so I am trying to be thankful for the sight that I do have. I have somehow found peace within myself as there is nothing I can do to change this condition so I have chosen to accept it and move forward.

I have been creatively challenged as things that were once easy for me are now hard as my hand/eye coordination is very off due to the new way that I see things. my life has changed and so has my creative process, in the winter issue of sew somerset I share how to nurture your creativity and how to connect to your creative self.