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Related: About this forumI'm still HERE!
I haven't posted in a while because my macular degeneration has gone downhill rapidle. It's very difficult for me to read and also to type.
In the past few years I've survived skin cancer, prostate cancer, colon cancer, afib, sleep apnea, and probably one or two other maladies that I can't remember.
BUT I'M STILL HERE!
iI feel good, mostly.
I satill workk out (stationary bike and weights) twicw a day.
As red Skelton once quipped "Any morning I wake up and don'
t smell flowers or see candles is gonna be a good day."
All the best to you guys.
I'll still drop in from time to time.
trof
2naSalit
(92,009 posts)Is a good thing!
badhair77
(4,553 posts)Sounds like you have a positive attitude. That always helps. Please post again soon. You prompted me to get moving with the workout. If you can do it, so can I. 😊
Croney
(4,864 posts)It can happen so fast; last year I was driving with no glasses, and now luckily one eye is still good enough with glasses to drive. I remind myself that I was able to see for 80 years (come November) so I can't complain. Best of luck to you!
trof
(54,270 posts)I don't.
Croney
(4,864 posts)Last edited Tue Jun 4, 2024, 03:07 AM - Edit history (1)
for further loss of vision. Lots of eye drops on my nightstand. I'm very glad that I was a voracious reader all my life.
For depth perception help for me, my husband put a thin strip of red tape along the edge of our staircase steps; it really helps.
trof
(54,270 posts)Free with libby app or hoopla app on your phone.
sheshe2
(87,030 posts)70sEraVet
(4,112 posts)And from the sounds of it, kickin' HARD!
Keep it up, friend.
Kali
(55,685 posts)was kind of wondering, hadn't seen you post in a while but I have been kind of busy and haven't been around as much either. glad you are doing ok, sorry to hear about the eyesight problem.
I'm using a watchmaker's headset. It has a fixed magnifier and a flip down more powerful magnifier.
It's the onlu way I can mange to read or type.
Arne
(3,568 posts)until the fonts are huge and I can read.
trof
(54,270 posts)When I enlsarge big enough I lose half ther page.
livetohike
(22,858 posts)Bo Zarts
(25,579 posts)Good to hear from you. Keep on keeping the blue side up and the boost pumps on. My RPMs dropped down pretty low recently, with high oil pressure .. which baffled the docs. But they gave me a hot section and cleared me for another fire season in the Pacific Northwest.
Mac
3auld6phart
(1,236 posts)From what I see you're gonna be a busy boy.
Be safe.
Bundbuster
(4,018 posts)I'm with you on the macular degeneration (dry) and sleep apnea. I also try to remind myself that until recently my long life was mostly in good health so be thankful. Good to hear from you again.
Elessar Zappa
(15,462 posts)I actually thought about you about a week ago and was wondering how you were doing.
dameatball
(7,579 posts)More medical crap in day to day life, but still here and happy about it. Hang in there.
lucca18
(1,298 posts)Botany
(72,282 posts)May you enjoy a nice June evening and
find comfort in the simple things of this world.
And please drop by when you get a chance
because we need you and your thoughts.
trof
(54,270 posts)My sweet swet wife of 55 years and a nice little glaass of Scoth whiusky on ice.
a kennedy
(31,858 posts)trof
(54,270 posts)MLAA
(18,512 posts)Glad you are feeling well.
trof
(54,270 posts)Skittles
(158,153 posts)trof
(54,270 posts)You are my absolute most favorite and beloved DUer.
And yes, I've had a couple of drinks, but that's beside the point.
Skittles
(158,153 posts)very flattering indeed
ornotna
(11,056 posts)Such good news.
hlthe2b
(105,915 posts)We'll keep the light on for ya (as the Motel 6 guy says)...
dlk
(12,256 posts)Never give up!
Richluu
(96 posts)Thanks for being with us. Hope you have a read aloud function to keep enjoying our community. You are forever part of that.
blm
(113,756 posts)So thankful you stopped in to catch up.
❤️💐❤️
CaliforniaPeggy
(151,805 posts)So good to hear from you!
Keep on kicking and posting when you can!
Loveya, Peggy
trof
(54,270 posts)Love to you, too.
OAITW r.2.0
(28,135 posts)greatauntoftriplets
(176,717 posts)You've been missed.
A cousin had macular degeneration. It was sad to see how much she had to give up because of it, and as you are doing now. She found books on tape worked well once she could no longer read.
You've survived a lot, and you'll learn to deal with this latest. Take care of yourself, and let Miz T spoil you a bit.
trof
(54,270 posts)Hoopla and libby. Download to your phone.
greatauntoftriplets
(176,717 posts)slumcamper
(1,700 posts)Definitely keep dropping in and savoring the nectar of our collective community wisdom!
Please share any thoughts off the top of your mind. Welcome back!!!!
calimary
(83,997 posts)I'm glad to hear you're feeling more good than bad, and that you work out. That'll keep all the corpuscles moving, as my mom used to say. I remember Jonathan Winters talking about not being ready for "the dirt nap". That and your Red Skelton quote ("any morning I wake up and don't smell flowers or see candles is gonna be a good day" are keepers for sure!
Just still being here is something worth celebrating, all by itself.
orleans
(34,811 posts)Solly Mack
(92,380 posts)Take care, trof.
c-rational
(2,850 posts)Iggo
(48,203 posts)gademocrat7
(11,126 posts)Take care.
malaise
(277,499 posts)Warpy
(113,093 posts)My problem is keratoconus, the cornea thinning and distorting. I have one transplant that allows me to read the computer screen if my nose is bumping up against it. The frustrating part is that hard contacts would give me reasonable vision but an autoimmune disease prevents me from tolerating those.
So good luck to you from a fellow groper. I know my mother's ARMD went really fast. I don't know what's worse, slowly sinking into a dense fog like I am, or getting it over with more quickly.
nitpicked
(703 posts)To go do today's physical therapy.
Deep State Witch
(11,176 posts)Glad you're still here!
Joinfortmill
(16,259 posts)bdamomma
(65,905 posts)glad you are here.