OK. So you will understand in a minute, why I’ve popped a funny post up first for my return, because I’m trying to butter you up for these next 2, quite frankly, miserable ones.
It is what it is, but then they’re out of the way, who knows what’s coming up next. I don’t ☺… Anyway…
Sometime ago. I told my better half that my eyesight was alot worse at night than it had been previously.
Now, he understands this as he has Chlorademia. A genetic eye condition which is sort of the opposite of mine, but similar… Sort of. I help with the distance, he tells me the time and reads me stuff.
Cue to me walking down a path. He was in front, I was behind gabbing on like I do. I was watching the floor to check there wasn’t anything in my way. It was dark, around 8pm with street lamps on.
All good.
Slam.
I’m on the floor. I don’t know why everything was good.
I’m in the road like a dropped bin bag. I’ve got a black long coat on looking like one and very likely to get ran over if I don’t move. He helps me up off the floor I’m upset, hurt and abit shocked to be honest. My arm and my knee really hurt.
I start crying and freaking out abit. I didn’t see the edge of the kerb at all. My first fall due to my eyesight failing.
I know it sounds daft, but I didn’t think I would ever fall. Hadn’t really crossed my mind.
Just thought the path was there. I saw it. At least I thought I did. Suppose I cannot trust my eyes on the dark anymore.
The dark patch is there. The blind spot to the right.
So I calmed down and we set off to the shop. (Rich was very concerned for me, but also concerned about getting some choccy for himself ). Outside the shop I started laughing as I realised I was very lucky not to break my arm or something. Relief probably and you’ve got to look at the positives haven’t you?
We got back to his house and then I was upset again, realising I now felt unsafe wandering around in the dark and I’d fallen due to this bloody eyesight condition I don’t want.
This was several months ago. My arm still hurts but slowly getting better. Just dented my confidence. I’m now very, very, careful if I’m out in the dark.
I maybe shouldn’t have been so cocky.
If you want to read about my fear of kerbs in a short blog post please click below.
Read here about my blog post Visual impairment and kerbs
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