Tuesday, March 29, 2005

Eye for Sale

Right Eye: 1982 Model, Keratoconus, Photophobia, Halo vision, Itchy at times, Current Degree 500 Astigmatic 350.

Any takers?

Probably not.

But examining the weird items that are been auction over in Yahoo! Auctions and eBay, I have this crazy hunch that someone might just be interested in buying my eye!

It's a final decision though to donate my eyes or any other organs needed upon my death. I have filled the Organ Donation Pledge Form with a desire to see my organs be use for transplant, treatment, education and research purpose. Till now, little is known about the cause and treatment of KC and I sincerely hope that my right eye will help in the research and development of those areas.

Hope you can join me in giving others "A Gift of Life"
For more information on Organ Donation please visit:
http://www.thegift.org.sg/about_thegift/introduction.html

posted by keratoconusgirl @ 2:22 PM 4 comments

Wednesday, March 16, 2005

Choice

We make countless choices in our life each day. The rule of thumb is usually,
"Whatever choices/ decision you make, just make sure you don't have any regret when you look back and reflect upon your life."

One way or another, all of us have the ability and power to choose.

I am upset to learn that a good friend has chosen to smoke and have been doing so for the last 3 months. There's nothing much I can do besides talking to him, finding out his reason for smoking and urge him to quit. His reason for smoking is simply because of the fact that most of his friends smoke and he feels that it's actually better for him to become a smoker than a passive smoker. It took a lot of self- control not to scream at him when he told me that!

It took a while to identify what are the reasons to explain why I’m so upset over his decision to smoke. The first reason is rather ironic and unbearable. He is not just a good friend of mine but also someone who has been addressing me ‘sister’ for almost a year now. (I am 3 years older than him) My older brother has been smoking for the last 10 years and I witness how his health has decline with each puff that he takes. It’s hard to swallow the fact that I’m going to witness another brother making the same mistake. It took me 3 months to realize that he has been smoking since December and from today onwards, I seek to be a better sister. Secondly, it’s the fact that I am down with a condition (Keratoconus) which doesn’t have a cure and there’s no way I can control the degeneration of my eye and vision. I am trying my best to keep my body healthy and strong despite the condition of my eye and seeing someone like him, young and healthy, smoking saddens me.

God gives us the power of choice and a good mind to make good and wise choices. I can indulge in self- pity and wept my heart out knowing that I’m losing my vision or I can choose to trust God and be thankful and happy that I can still see.

It’s my prayer that he will make a wise choice and keep his body healthy and strong for as long as it’s possible.

posted by keratoconusgirl @ 2:26 PM 2 comments