I was blinded by the illusion that love equals fear, pain, suffering.

I was blinded by the illusion that love equals manipulation, coercion, tit for tat.

I was blinded by the illusion that love equals being small, being silent, being invisible.

I was blinded by the illusion that love had to be earned, had to be a sacrifice, had to be a bargain.

I was blinded by the illusion that love means being used, being bought, being sold.

I was blinded by the illusion that love means never leaving, never telling, never healing

Then I met you. True blindness. True darkness. True vision loss. 

Suddenly, the dark night of the soul became real, became physical, became irreversible.

The illusions of blindness in some ways prepared me for this true dark night of my soul. 

On February 6, 2022 Super Bowl Sunday, I woke up and it looked like I was seeing a cloud in front of my right eye. It was like looking through a piece of plastic with Vaseline over it.

 I thought it’s just the glaucoma. I thought it will clear up. I thought I just need to put the various drops in my eye.

It did not clear up, it was not the glaucoma, it was a stroke in my eye. Who knew such a thing existed? I guess somebody did because they wrote about it.

Medical term is, BRVO. Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion. (https://www.asrs.org/patients/retinal-diseases/24/branch-retinal-vein-occlusion).

Basically, there was a lot going on in my right eye that lead to this sudden vision loss. Which has been the “icing on the roller coastercake” called my life.  The only reason this has been easier than any other challenge I've faced, It's because of the extraordinary staff, services, and resources offered at the Lighthouse Of Pinellas services

I’m thrilled to be participating in White Cane Walk 2026, a fundraiser supporting Lighthouse of Pinellas! I’m passionate about this cause and need your help! Every donation—big or small—helps me reach my fundraising goal and directly impacts this important cause.

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Thank you for standing by me in this effort. Your support means the world to me!