I spoke to one of my friend today, who underwent a major eye surgery few months back. It was a terrible and upsetting event for her and equally surprising for the doctors who never expected to see this kind of a case for this age of a human being! It was since long that I wanted to ring her up to ask how she was doing. After a few minutes of casual conversation with her and her family, our topic diverted to how this all happened.
She said "It was for a week or so, that I experienced a slight headache (the kind of pain that generally takes us to the ophthalmologist to get our eye number checked) and went to check it. I thought it would be the regular check that I do each time: give the old specs, get a new pair and back home. But this was a lot different! During the eye check, the doctor covered my left eye and for a split second, I could see nothing, absolutely nothing! I tried one more round of it but nothing changed. He quickly did a retina scan, and shockingly told that the retina had torn off since the past two days and I urgently needed a surgery to fix it up. Decisions were quick, things moved fast and there was my journey from the eye check-up chair to the operation theater table."
All the required procedures and treatments were successful and her eye sight is now restored back to normal just that she needs to take lots of rest and be patient for the internal healing. She said "God has given me a second chance to enjoy, discover and live my passion and I dont want to lose it now. This accident was mainly due to the excessive strain and pressure on my eyes. I used to study for 10 hours each day with a strong determination to clear the tough CA examinations but unfortunately couldn't. After I underwent this surgery, I no more feel like taking back that path which is uncertain and whose logic I couldn't understand and crack till now! So now I have decided that I am going to take up a course in Mass Media and Communication and chase my passion for writing and excel in this field. Life is full of surprises and you never know what you could be diagnosed with and when!!!"
The reason I felt like writing this discussion on the blog is because her words really touched me and I appreciated her willingness to achieve her dreams in spite of this tragic event. It is not easy to change your career path after giving your best for four-five years. There is a feeling which grips an individual whether he would be successful in this new venture or not. I felt the chat with her very inspirational for all the upcoming struggles and achievements that I need to fight for and achieve!
She said "It was for a week or so, that I experienced a slight headache (the kind of pain that generally takes us to the ophthalmologist to get our eye number checked) and went to check it. I thought it would be the regular check that I do each time: give the old specs, get a new pair and back home. But this was a lot different! During the eye check, the doctor covered my left eye and for a split second, I could see nothing, absolutely nothing! I tried one more round of it but nothing changed. He quickly did a retina scan, and shockingly told that the retina had torn off since the past two days and I urgently needed a surgery to fix it up. Decisions were quick, things moved fast and there was my journey from the eye check-up chair to the operation theater table."
All the required procedures and treatments were successful and her eye sight is now restored back to normal just that she needs to take lots of rest and be patient for the internal healing. She said "God has given me a second chance to enjoy, discover and live my passion and I dont want to lose it now. This accident was mainly due to the excessive strain and pressure on my eyes. I used to study for 10 hours each day with a strong determination to clear the tough CA examinations but unfortunately couldn't. After I underwent this surgery, I no more feel like taking back that path which is uncertain and whose logic I couldn't understand and crack till now! So now I have decided that I am going to take up a course in Mass Media and Communication and chase my passion for writing and excel in this field. Life is full of surprises and you never know what you could be diagnosed with and when!!!"
The reason I felt like writing this discussion on the blog is because her words really touched me and I appreciated her willingness to achieve her dreams in spite of this tragic event. It is not easy to change your career path after giving your best for four-five years. There is a feeling which grips an individual whether he would be successful in this new venture or not. I felt the chat with her very inspirational for all the upcoming struggles and achievements that I need to fight for and achieve!
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