Not Back to Glacier, body

Man pushing wheel barrel in tropical yard
Photo: Two months ago was spending 10-12 hours working in the yard. Daily. For half a year straight. Now, the Doctor requested i become a couch potato for two weeks. No bending. No looking up. No lifting anything over 10 pounds.

Sitting passively, resting, feels like prison.

dad

In jeff-land, sitting for prolonged periods is a dangerous activity.

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Post Operation followup, body

Persons feet propped up, sitting on a patio chair.
Enjoying the victory over an irrational fear.
15-second video: Just some context to the video location.

Dr Kumar does surgeries on Thursdays.

After Monday’s loss of sight and a walk-in visit to my local Eye Doctor, it was fate that led directly to Dr Kumar late Monday afternoon.

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Eye surgery day, body

Eye surgery is scary.

dad

Asleep and naked.

Nothing to hide.

Like most days (year-round actually), i wore only running shorts and running shoes.

Note: The last three sentences were written last night as a kickstarter for this blog. It turned out differently…

Arrived in jean shirts, wearing running shorts underneath, two t-shirts and a jacket.

Escorted back to the prep area and didn’t need to remove any clothing. The room was warmer than the freezing waiting room, so i ditched the jacket.

A delightful first.

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Peaceful surrender, body

6-second video: Day before surgery follow up exam. Today’s ultrasound revealed a retina detachament — more serious than a tear.

Plan for the worst, hope for the best. Always.

dad

When you plan for the worst and it happens, you’re prepared. When you plan for the worst and it doesn’t happen, you’re delightfully surprised.

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Universal miracles

Poster detailing Eye disorders
Easy to take healthy eyes for granted.

There’s white privilege and then there’s five senses privilege. If you were born with functional senses, you can never know the plight of those who aren’t.

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An eye ball is an unexplainable miracle. The eye ball is a small part of the entire body.

How does an image get absorbed, processed, and then become a tangible asset to our survival and enjoyment?

How does a microscopic sperm cell contain the architecture to replicate a similarly looking human, including everything the eye needs to miraculously function.

How does the body know your eyeball is full of blood and automatically work to rid the eyeball of the excess blood? We may never have a tear that bleeds inside the eye. Most humans don’t. But the body is prepared to react automatically should it happen. All of this from the tiniest sperm cell.

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