I was blind but now I see

30 March 2025

I have recently had cataract operations on both eyes. Firstly the right eye. Secondly the left eye. Eight days apart, 2 operations. I am very blessed that the LORD gave me a wonderful eye doctor. She is kind, friendly, generous and caring. I talked to one patient, also waiting for an eye operation, and my doctor graciously gave me a nice discount. I must admit, I was so scared for the first operation, as I was expecting to be blind, due to bad operation. The first operation was much easier to handle than the 2nd operation. In the 2nd operation, I was dizzy, felt sick. Am recovering now, but I will just make this short SNL. What did I learn from this experience? A lot….a lot. The biggest lesson I learnt was Gen 2: 20b. This is the first time in my life, ever, I felt alone. I mean, I have been always alone and isolated; whilst in the midst of a crowd. But this time, I felt alone. No one to hold my hand. No one to give moral, and emotional support. I was alone. We must always walk through our valleys, alone; yet a comforting touch, means so much. That was my biggest lesson. After that, the next thing I learnt, was about myself also. In times of stress, I really joked with the doctor and nurses, as I was about to get my eyes slit open. Joking was really my tension reliever at that time. As they were about to make an incision in my eye, I told the team why Pinoys have a flat nose! Pro 17: 22. They all ;laughed…me, I was clenching my fists under the blanket…The next thing I noticed was how the doctor  really looked after me, all 4 times I was there in 8 days. In the operating room, the first time, I got a message, all my support from abroad was gone. What a time for bad news! Then 8 days later, after the 2nd operation, I got a call from abroad, and it was reinstated. But I stood my ground. God is really gracious. I can tell you, the 2 operations were very, very expensive. Yet the verse Ps Ruth gave me, as a going away verse, from Australia,  on a pen she gave me, was Phil 4: 19. True 28 years ago; and always true. God provided it all. And, as my eyes hurt...strain…short SNL…I learnt the beauty of seeing properly. I forgot what the real colour of things were. All was a yellowish smokey haze. Now I can see vibrant colours again. I can see pimples on peoples’ faces again...haha. I am grateful to the LORD for letting me see again. Its been a long hard 2 years. Atrophy of the  leg muscles. 3 cysts removed from my back (one still healing). And 2 eye operations. And I thank you for your help in all this CA. I thank you all for your prayers. Thank you…resting eyes….