growing older: Chapter 3 youth

[masterworks]

I am sitting at a bus stop, and a young man starts to rass me about my age.
just as he steps off the curb, I call his name.
he turns to me, and is immediately run over by a bus.
Moral of the story: Youth is wasted on the young.


for some time now I have pondered on my predicament;
I have macular degeneration-dry.
if you have the "wet" type , you can get shots in your eyes, and restore your sight.
when you have the dry type, it just robs you of your sight,
and you spell sausagres with only two "s".

be kind to older people
i might call your name, when you step off the curb

jwest

 

[lasercd]

My mom had macular degeneration in her right eye. It doesnt appear as though there has been much in the way of advancement for a cure.

 

[masterworks]

when I saw the retina specialist in november
he was like"oh well...."

so instead of being all depressed about losing my sight,
I'm tryin to have some fun with it

thats the hand that God dealt me; can't change it
gotta live with it

if I screw up in my typing, bear with me; I probably don't see it

peace, and grins
have a laugh on me

HEY BOB!

 

[chrisg]

Both my father and my mother-in-law suffer from macular degeneration. It has reached the stage with my mother-in-law that my wife and her sister are discussing assisted living for my mother-in-law. They are not sure how much longer she can live on her own. My father is having some success with the eye shots treatment and he appears to be seeing better in one eye.

I feel for anyone having this problem.

 

[masterworks]

I don't drive at night anymore;
and my perception of depth stinks!
in shadowa i lose people, objects

though at night with all the lights out i'm great

you get what you get
its how you deal with it that matters