VISIT TO MY FIRST HOSPITAL

I went to the hospital in Oxford Mississippi to take my mother to the doctor. When we were walking out I asked my father where did I have my cataract surgeries in Oxford. He said it was "this hospital". At the time it was called Layafette County Hospital now Baptist Hospital. He said he was told they built on all four sides of the old hospital. I felt that my journey had come full circle by coming here to take care of my mother who is the patient now.

NEW HTC TITAN PHONE

The new htc Titan phone with Windows is a nice phone. My sister took me to the ATT store to check out the screen and font size. The size and color quality are great but is doesn't have a font option on the settings. The sales rep was very nice. He looked up the information about fonts but said sadly the phone was not developed for low vision. It still is a good choice for someone with normal vision. Remember to preserve the sight you have by making the print larger on your computer.



http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/21/htc-titan-arrives-on-atandt-pocket-straining-windows-phone-for-2/

"Living Well with Low Vision" Program

Free, educational program about adjusting to vision loss. Includes tips and strategies for maintaining independence and enjoying daily activities with low vision. Refreshments, handouts, hands-on demonstration of low vision devices. Features Hadley Instructors Susan Fisher of Northbrook and Debbie Siegel of Deerfield, and Richard Reagen, founder and proprietor of Eye Can See Clearly in Skokie.

Contact: Ashley Blankstein-Delaney, 847-580-8198
http://www.whitehallofdeerfield.com
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LAST WEEKS EVENTS

I want to tell you about my experiences this week eating out. Monday my husband and I went to a benefit banquet and we seated in the back. I didn't mind being in the back but the lights were off in the gym and the tables had candles on them. The food was good catered by Outback but I couldn't see what I was eating. I did have my binocular which allowed me to see the stage. Having my cane made it easy in the crowd. Someone I knew bumped into me which we just laughed about it.

Wednesday I went with a friend to a new Chinese restaurant in town. I had my Pebble magnifier with me and the waitress asked what is was. She was impressed. I asked did they have Moo Goo Gai Pan. She said the had Pineapple Gai Pan so I ordered it. It was severed in a pineapple cut in half. It was messy to eat. When the bowl was empty I realized some of the food fell onto the plate on the other side.

DONOR SAVED HIS EYE

Donor saved his eye16/Aug/2011

By Michael Gill, Stirling Times

 
Jason Crozier (33)... grateful. Picture: Marcelo Palacios  

SCARBOROUGH resident Jason Crozier avoided the shattering prospect of losing sight in his right eye with a cornea transplant organized by the Lions Eye Bank.
Diagnosed with keratoconus – a cornea thinning disorder that causes distortion and reduced vision – when he was a youngster, Mr Crozier (33) had the surgery three years ago.
“Ultimately, it would have continued to get worse and my cornea would have perforated and eventually I’d have lost the eye,” he said.
“When it might happen was one of those unknowns.”
Part of the Lions Eye Institute, the eye bank celebrates its 25th anniversary this year after arranging corneal transplants for more than 3400 people.
A senior marine biologist with Sinclair Knight Merz, Mr Crozier said his eyesight was essential to his field duties carrying out underwater observations and his sporting interests away from work.
The efforts of the eye bank and the kindness of the cornea donor had improved his sight and just as importantly, given him peace of mind.
“I’m very grateful to that person and their family, and that they made that decision to give after they had passed away,” Mr Crozier said.
Lions Save-Sight Foundation WA Chairman Ambrose Depiazzi said the foundation continued to prompt community discussion about the sensitive issue of tissue donation, as transplants were the only option for many people with damaged or diseased corneas.
“Many people do not realize that they are more likely to be in a position to donate eye tissue due to broader age and medical acceptance criteria,” Mr Depiazzi said.
The institute is a non-profit organization that relies heavily on support from the community. 



Contact the Lions Save-Sight Foundation 

on 9381 0767 when the office is in attendance

Wednesday 8.30-5pm or Thursday 8.30am –12.30pm

Write or email

Lions Save-Sight Foundation (WA) Inc

2 Verdun Street Nedlands 

Western Australia 6009

Fax: (61 8) 9382 1171

E-mail: lss@eye.uwa.edu.au

MAMAIN'S CHEX MIX

Every Thanksgiving I make a double batch of Chex mix to give with Christmas gifts to my big family. The original recipe came for a friends mother who made us a large zip lock bag to eat on our ten hours drive ten years ago to our present home in Aiken SC. I never really wrote my version down. I would just call Nancy every year to ask for her version. Her dear mother "Mamain" died last year and I always think of her this time of year. We miss you Mamain fondly named by her grandchildren because she was the Main Mama. Here is her version with my kid friendly one below because we have several kids in the family with peanut allergies.

Mamain’s Trash                                                                   Nancy Zwiers
Garlicky, crunchy and yummy.  Trash will keep for weeks if you can get your kids and spouse to always put the lid back on tight.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 large bag of stick pretzels (1 lb bag)
• 1/2 box Cheerios
• 1/2 box Kix cereal
• 1/2 box Corn Chex
• 1/2 box Rice Chex
• 1 lg can of mixed nuts & amp; 1 qt. of pecan halves (Walmart currently sells a large 36 oz clear plastic jug of mixed nuts under the Great Value brand – I use that if I’m short on pecans )
• 5 sticks of unsalted margarine (you can use salted, your trash will just be a little saltier)
• 3 – 4 TBLSP of garlic powder ( I use 4)

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
2. Dump first 5 ingredients into a very large roasting or broiling pan.  (The pan I use is approximately 17” x 12” x 5” and this recipe fills that pan to the top.  If you don’t have a roasting pan that large, you’ll need to reduce your proportions on the ingredients accordingly.)
3. Pour nuts on top of the cereal spreading evenly across the top.
4. Melt the margarine in a small saucepan and then stir in garlic.  (The garlic will not dissolve but you need to stir it in well right up until you pour it over the cereal.  Otherwise, you’ll be left with a clump of garlic in the bottom of your saucepan…and that’s hard to distribute evenly over the cereal.)
5. Pour the melted garlic butter across the top of your trash.  Then use a wooden spoon to quickly and carefully turn the cereal, pretzels and nuts to coat everything in the pan with the garlic butter.  (Note:  Always stir carefully because the Chex cereal crumbles very easily.  Also, it’s inevitable that some pieces of cereal – usually the Chex – are going to end up saturated with the garlic butter.  These pieces will dry while the trash is cooking and it is only a problem for those who don’t love garlic.  But you shouldn’t let “those” people have any of your trash anyway.)
6. Bake in preheated oven for 4 hours….turning the trash with a wooden spoon every hour or so to re-coat cereal and keep whatever is on top from burning.
7. Remove from oven, cool and store in air-tight container(s). 
8. Enjoy! 

Frances' Chex Mix




INGREDIENTS

• 1 large box of stick pretzels
• 1 box Cheerios
• 1 box Kix cereal
• 1 box Corn Chex
• 1 box Rice Chex
• 4 sticks of  margarine
• 4 TBLSP of garlic powder

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
2. Dump first 5 ingredients into a very large aluminum roasting.
3. Melt the margarine in a small saucepan and then stir in garlic.  (The garlic will not dissolve but you need to stir it in well right up until you pour it over the cereal.  Otherwise, you’ll be left with a clump of garlic in the bottom of your saucepan…and that’s hard to distribute evenly over the cereal.)
4. Pour the melted garlic butter across the top of your trash.  Then use a wooden spoon to quickly and carefully turn the cereal, pretzels to coat everything in the pan with the garlic butter.  (Note:  Always stir carefully because the Chex cereal crumbles very easily.  Also, it’s inevitable that some pieces of cereal – usually the Chex – are going to end up saturated with the garlic butter.  These pieces will dry while the trash is cooking and it is only a problem for those who don’t love garlic.  But you shouldn’t let “those” people have any of your trash anyway.)
5. Bake in preheated oven for 2 hours….turning the trash with a wooden spoon every 30 minutes.
6. Remove from oven, cool and store in air-tight container(s). 
7. Enjoy!

THANK YOU FOR TERVIS TUMBULARS

I wanted to mention things that work for me. My niece laughed at me when I asked where the plastic glasses were. She has four children ranging from 17 to 4. I have always used plastic glasses with my boys. Only in the past five years have I changed to glass. We have broken many glasses over the past twenty-two years of marriage. This morning I knocked over a large Tervis Tumbular someone gave me and ice and water went everywhere in my kitchen. These glasses keep my drinks cold even at the swimming pool - in the south. 

                          

SIGHT SAVERS OF AMERICA Low Vision Referrals and Provider List

Throughout the years, Sight Savers America has established a comprehensive network of partnerships with community eye care professionals who provide invaluable services to our program. We actively work with ophthalmologists, optometrists, opticians, and other eye care professionals every day to deliver quality care to children who are referred to us by various sources.
These valued partnerships are the cornerstone of our success and allow us to impact the lives of thousands of children each year by providing them with comprehensive eye care, ranging from a first pair of eyeglasses to sight saving treatment.  We are very thankful for their generosity and support!
We welcome you to join our network! We are continuously working to cultivate new relationships with eye care professionals who want to become a part of the Sight Savers network and make a positive difference in the lives of the children we serve.  Please contact Dee Dee Sparks, Senior Manager of Eye Care Program and Eye Clinics at 205-991-4882, if you are interested in becoming a partner of Sight Savers America.
Alabama

Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind

Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services

Personal referrals

Mobile Regional School for the Blind

Ophthalmologists

Optometrists

Orientation & Mobility Specialists

Physicians

School Nurses

Special Education Teachers

Teachers of the Visually Impaired

Sight Savers Eye Care Services Department

Sight Savers KidCheck Department

University of Alabama at Birmingham, Low Vision Center for Rehabilitation

University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Optometry Low Vision Clinic

Vocational Rehab

Mississippi

Addie McBryde Rehabilitation Center

Lumis Consulting and Training

Mississippi Deaf-Blind Project, University of Southern Mississippi

Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services

Dr Glen Stribling

Dr Rod Fields

Mississippi State, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision

Ophthalmologists

Optometrists

Orientation & Mobility Specialists

Physicians

Personal referrals

School Nurses

Special Education Teachers

Teachers of the Visually Impaired

Sight Savers Eye Care Services Department

Sight Savers KidCheck Department

Vocational Rehab

Louisiana

New Orleans Lighthouse for the Blind

The Eyes Have It

Louisiana Lions Eye Foundation

Dr Steve Gill

Ophthalmologists

Optometrists

Orientation & Mobility Specialists

Personal referrals

Physicians

School Nurses

Special Education Teachers

Teachers of the Visually Impaired

Sight Savers Eye Care Services Department

Sight Savers KidCheck Department

Texas

Houston College of Optometry

University of Texas, Department of Ophthalmology

California

Southern California College of Optometry

Low Vision Council

Blind Children’s Learning Center

Illinois

Spectrios Institute at the Dieke House

Georgia

Fulton County School System

Project 20/20

Center for Visual Impairment

Florida

Division of Blind Services

Florida Low Vision Initiative, Florida State University

Low Vision Specialists (Providers):
Alabama

1.Dr. Dawn DeCarlo

2.Dr. Marsha Snow

3.Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind

4.Center for Rehabilitation Services

Mississippi

1.Dr. Glen Stribling

2.Dr. Roderick Fields

Louisiana

1.Dr. Steve Gill

2.New Orleans Lighthouse for the Blind

Tip 7 TRANSFER LICENSE

This week's ZoomText Tip shows you how to transfer your ZoomText software license for use on a different computer.

Tony will walk you through the process and show you what to do!

ALVARO ALVARITO LOW VISION BUREAU PODCAST

I found Alvaro Alvarito with low vision bureau on Facebook. He also has a podcast. I've listed both links.


Facebook link:
http://www.facebook.com/mrmagoony

Podcast link:
http://lowvisionbureau.podomatic.com/
 
Here is an interview with Danny and her Mom about the emotional part of having an eye disease and how this Mother and Daughter cope with it...
http://lowvisionbureau.podomatic.com/player/web/2011-11-13T10_09_06-08_00

UNCOMMON FRIENDS BOOK AND PBS SPECIAL

I just finished a book call Uncommon Friends. It was such a good book I told my father about it and he bought it to read for himself. I later found out that James D. Newton the author also has foundation, and PBS special about his relationship with Edison, Ford, Firestone, Lindbergh. Mr Newton was in the Oxford Group which is now known as AA. It is a very interesting seeing James D. Newton grow as a person over the years.

Television Documentary focusing on the friendship of Edison, Ford, Firestone, Lindbergh and James Newton.



To learn more about the foundation go to:
http://www.uncommonfriends.org/home.html

McGUIRE BRONCOS BACK AFTER DETACHED RETINA

The story I posted is from this summer but I have two sons who play sports and I worry about them getting injured. My oldest had a hole in his eardrum from playing basketball.

McGuire back from eye injury for Broncos

Laine Clark June 30, 2011

 
AAP

An eye injury almost led to his rugby league retirement, but Brisbane prop Josh McGuire can see a bright future after being cleared for a dramatic NRL return.

Just five weeks ago, the powerhouse forward feared the worst after undergoing a five-hour operation on a detached retina, following an accidental poke in the eye from Broncos' teammate Mitchell Dodds in a match against the Bulldogs.

At just 21, McGuire's NRL dream looked over when he struggled to make out shapes and colours.

But McGuire incredibly received the all clear from a specialist this week - much to the relief of Broncos' coach Anthony Griffin who is ecstatic for McGuire.

WAVE

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