by admin | Mar 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
I’m feeling elated tonight as I’ve just heard from the prosthetics department at the Royal Melbourne hospital that with some new technology, they’re able to design a customised silicon eye patch! It’s been a year since I had my cornea graft and since then, every night...
by admin | Feb 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
After my ophthalmologist recommended to undergo yet another incredibly invasive and uncomfortable procedure, I decided to seek a second opinion. The procedure, called a Tarsorrhaphy, where they basically stitch my eye closed, is an option that I have tried to dodge...
by admin | Feb 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
For my facial palsy, every three months I get facial botox. It not only helps with my communication with others but also means that swallowing and chewing requires so much less effort. The last few months, it has been wearing off and it’s still another few weeks...
by admin | Feb 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
Since my stroke, now 19 years ago, there have been multiple examples that I could definitely relay to highlight the HUGE impact kindness has had on my care. Quite often when I’m feeling so engulfed by the really challenging times, and feeling beyond vulnerable it’s...
by admin | Feb 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
Something that I have been exploring lately with my psychologist is “dialectics”. I see a psychologist every few months to ensure I have space planned in my life to grieve, process and explore. I have a lot physically to contend with, so putting this...
