At the age of 22, my world turned upside down with my diagnosis…<\/p>\n
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Basically, my eyeball is a dud.<\/p>\n
There was the fear of losing it, or my vision, expensive cutting edge surgery not covered by OHIP & the recovery.<\/p>\n
It’s been quite the ride & it’s not over yet.<\/p>\n
I’ve had 2 corneal transplants in the same eye; the left and for the duration, because this\u00a0 “eye business” happened at a younger age, I’ve been in a study at the University Health Network in Toronto. (More details on THAT journey later)<\/p>\n
My Opthalmologist, Dr. Allan Slomovic, is World Class. I was lucky to be referred to the BEST of the Best.<\/p>\n
And if EYEBALL get’s into trouble, without delay, I’m in to see him and his superlative team. EYEBALL is old, 19 years old in fact; so she’s been giving me some trouble over the past couple of years. But it is a gift to be able to rely on the expertise of\u00a0 the University Health Network.<\/p>\n
The threat of rejection has happened multiple times; each time, I’m seen, calmed and told what to do to save EYEBALL.<\/p>\n
Right now, it’s the middle of a pandemic and I have no desire to venture into Toronto; right now, EYEBALL is not quiet, but it’s not a 911—years of this and anti-rejection drops, I know what to do. If it it changes, off to the team I go.<\/p>\n
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