I am going blind

[Riftaxe]

and i wish I were kidding, the kick in the pants is I paid a hell of a lot of money to be told so....*sigh*.

What do i need to see before i cannot anymore?

[hollysmom]

1. well that sucks.

I would think you would need to learn things you have to learn while it will be easier - learn how to work the computer with those things that speak and spell for you so we don't lose you.
maybe train your own seeing eye dog and learn where and how you can get around.
That ha always been a great fear of mine, I am a very visual person. Like to take pictures and watch my garden grow and be very independent.

Take care and keep us up to date as you take your visual bucket list.

[Riftaxe]

4. I truly have no plans on living long

enough another to train another Labrador, I have 14 years into this one!

[Boomerproud]

2. See what you've always wanted to see-that's my advice.

I wish I had some words of comfort for you. I am partially deaf, but I would never equate my problem with yours. Hold close to your loved ones.

[easychoice]

3. see your Dr. make them get you some transition therapy.

there is lots of help.You are not alone at all...Never think that for a moment.

Oh,See the Grand Canyon.watch it from before dawn to after sundown it is a Kaleidoscope,amazing.

[mackerel]

27. Snap! First thing I thought of

[intaglio]

5. No advice

only

[Triana]

6. I'm so sorry. I'd want to see...

gardens, sunsets and pets, and as much art as I could. I agree with the transition therapy suggestion. As much training and guidance as you can get.

[A HERETIC I AM]

7. Oh, man....

I went stone deaf in my left ear a year ago last May.

"What do i need to see before i cannot anymore?"

Everything you're interested in and everything you've seen before.

I'm so sorry to read this. My sympathies.

[barbtries]

8. i'm so sorry!

my first impulse was to say "the people you love the most."

[littlemissmartypants]

9. ******* Moons riftaxe

Slowly exits.******

[littlemissmartypants]

10. This IS the lounge? Right?

[CBGLuthier]

15. Where Friends sometimes Commiserate about tough things? yes, yes it is.

[progressoid]

11. I'd see friends and family.

Also, Monty Python's Life of Brian.

[raccoon]

12. I am so sorry. I second what some posters have said, be with your family and friends.

Also, if there's any particular location or site that you've always wanted to see, go see it now.

[steve2470]

13. so sorry to hear this

Can you take a special trip to see a wonderful sight ? Denali in Alaska ? Florida Keys ? Paris ?

[doxydad]

14. Load up on all your favorite music...

get as much of your favs on digital as possible and back them up. God bless, I'll be praying for you!

[Tuesday Afternoon]

17. also audio books.

and for you Riftaxe ---->

and to doxydad ---->

[OregonBlue]

16. Wow, what a bummer. Is it macular degeneration?

[Kali]

18. oh, I am so sorry!

what do you think you would want to see? do you have means to travel? is there a place or landscape that you have wanted to visit?

[fizzgig]

19. my heart goes out to you

i can't even imagine

[femmocrat]

20. The greatest art you can find or travel to.

I am so sorry, Riftaxe. Wishing you many more days of beautiful sights.

[Wounded Bear]

21. I got a taste of that a couple of years ago...

Fortunately, in my case cataract surgery did the trick, and I can see better now than ever. It would seem your condition is not so simple as that.

Best wishes, whatever transpires.

[Arugula Latte]

22. Gawd, I'm so, so sorry.

Have you ever been to the Grand Canyon? It is once of those places that surpasses its billing, in my opinion.

[Solly Mack]

23. I'm so sorry!

I can't imagine.

[Baitball Blogger]

24. Hummingbirds in flight.

[snagglepuss]

25. I'm so so sorry. What I would do would be to go through all my stuff

and organize organize organize organize. What no longer be of use I'd sell on craiglist. Do lots of research about how others have coped with the news and locate support groups and services that may be available to you and get involved with those groups now. Find out if there are specialized things that you will require or could make life easier and shop around and buy them now. If at some point you'll need to update anything to do with the govt like a passprt, get all the forms filled out now.


My heart goes out to you. I wish you all the best.

[BrotherIvan]

26. If you are anywhere near the Virgin Islands

A trip to St. John to see Trunk Bay might not be too much. It is one of the most beautiful places in our area.

I could not find a photo that could even begin to do it justice. But the water is bath tub warm, gin clear and the sand feels like sugar. The hills on each side frame it perfectly and there is a little island in the center. Once the tourists leave, it is the most serene and beautiful place.

[awoke_in_2003]

28. that sucks

I would spend all my time with my grandchildren, especially my 10 month old granddaughter.

On edit: I would take her with me to see the aurora borealis

[magical thyme]

29. Grand Canyon would be high on my list

also Moab, Utah. Alaska. I want to see Iceland someday. It's supposed to be like a different planet. You can take tours of the countryside riding on icelandic ponies.

[GreenPartyVoter]

30. I am so sorry. *hugs* Is there somewhere you always wanted to go?

[herding cats]

31. I can't tell you, I don't know your dreams or desires.

For me it would be the faces of the people I love first. All of them. I'd want to see them all and commit their faces to my memory as much as possible. Then an aurora borealis, which I've never seen. I'd want to dive in a tropical reef one more time and there are a couple of cenotes I'd like to swim before I couldn't. We're all different. It depends on what you enjoy seeing the most.

I'm sorry for your bad news. My vision is the one sense I'd dread losing the most. Focus on the positive of having the time left you still have while you have it. Relish everything while you can is my advice. Treat every moment like the precious and all too fleeting moment it is.

[Terra Alta]

32. I am so sorry.

I can't even begin to imagine what you are feeling right now. You are in my thoughts.