I am super thrilled.
Reason being is because I have read and completed my first WHOLE book since I got poorly with IIH.
This is a major step forward in my life right now.
This is what I read:
I know it looks like its going to be one of those 'soft porn', 'women's porn' reads like 50 shades, by the front cover; but it really isn't.
Its a tale of heartbreak, loyalty, crossing the line, pushing the boundary's to protect & of course love.
I got so caught up in Grace Emmerson's story;
I wish it hadn't ended!
Reading use to consume my life before this illness got a hold of me & it had been thoroughly frustrating every time I picked up a book to read since.
No matter how much I tried to get into the book or if I changed genre, tried to read a book that was my favourite & had read lots before, I just couldn't get into it or concentrate.
It was so horrible and disappointing.
I left it a few months before trying again...
Well to tell you the truth, I just picked a book up one day and started to read, without realising quite how long it had been and found I got encapsulated by the tale & couldn't wait to pick my book up (almost) everyday to read.
I was looking forward to going to bed to read!
When I could keep my eyes open that is!
I know this may not seem like a big deal to most of you, but it really is to me.
I have gone from someone who could easily read a book a week & struggled to find books to keep getting at my local, little, library to someone who was just so desperate to read my unread or read books that are stacked high on my book shelf.
Can you imagine the frustration?
Its the little things in life that make you happy.
Imagine being unable to read...
Imagine how frustrating that must be...
Imagine the 'simple' things in life becoming the difficult things in life...
For now,
Kate
Well done Kate.
ReplyDeleteLove Mum xx
Thank You Mum. Your my biggest fan! ;) XxX
DeleteAgreed simple things can be frustrating, I lost my vision for 3 months last year.. I have IIH too. X
ReplyDeleteIIH is devastating, when it impacts your life so bad.
DeleteI lost my sight in my left eye and half my right at the beginning too. I cant remember for how long - as my memory is also effected.
I bet you sit at home listening to the birds sing too? Its lovely when you don't have the tinnitus once in a while.
Kate XxX
Agreed, its one of the worst illness'es/conditions to have, i'm sorry about your sight, I regained all of my sight back except for a little bit in my right eye but my local eye hospital can't seem to see any problems but when I type/use a computer etc I struggle :/ - Its amazing when tinnitus goes but weird for me, i've had to get used to it for so long its become my normality aha.Xxx
DeleteI regained my sight too, it took a hell of a long time. It was THE most scary thing that has ever happened in my life... To myself. But got/getting through it with a smile every day.
DeleteYeah you do get use to the ringing don't you?! Lol. XxX
Agreed!! It was more upsetting/infuriating for me at the time because I was more socialable when it happened and I used to run a brownie unit with another adult and my mum decided it'd be best for me to stay away until i'm fully recovered - it sucked knowing I couldn't go out because I couldn't see!! It worried me at the time, no one knew if I would regain my sight back we even had to consider surgery! (luckily I dodged that ball ha) - Yeah, I usually turn the tv up so its louder than the ringing in my ears lol. You keep smiling and pushing on you beautiful girl. :) kick IIH butt! Xxx
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