Sue sees Dr. Regillo for the second time. She shares why Scarlett O’Hara’s advice is a good one to follow at times. There’s a love letter to Amazon and advice for a vision simulation app to help explain vision changes to others. The BIG news from March 2016 is that Sue goes back to work with her cool “toys” and new ways of doing things.
- 16. “Regillo suggests I refer myself for low vision therapy – already done – and AGAIN referred me to the study. He suggested that he might be seeing me ‘downtown’. I replied he would definitely be seeing me downtown. Regillo just smiled. Or at least I think he did. Do you think I was too confident?”
- 16. Crazy Like a Fox
- 17. “If you have an emotion you want to get rid of, do a behavior that you would do if feeling the opposite emotion. In other words, if you are sad, dance. If you are fearful, approach. I like to call pushing away the Scarlett O’Hara skill. Do you remember Gone with the Wind? The crops are burning, the slaves are running away and the Yankees are at the door. Prissy comes to Scarlett with one more problem and what is Scarlett’s reply? “I’ll think about that tomorrow.” Note, she did not say she would never handle the problem. She did not say she was going to ignore the problem. She said she would deal with it tomorrow. That is pushing away. Just put it on the shelf until you can deal with it effectively.”
- 18. “Amazon has everything from magnetic Amsler Grids to bilingual products to Old Maid cards…and more!”
- 19. “I have been using the AMD Simulator to show people how I see. A fair number of them have expressed relief; they realize my vision is not great, but not as bad as they had feared (at least not yet). The late setting scares the bejesus out of them, too. It makes me feel good that they understand and feel better. Also, being an educator at heart, I feel good that I have been able to share some knowledge.”
- 20. “I’m back to me with my cool toys and under the watchful eye of my boss. I won’t let my students be affected by my ‘undue hardship’.”
Coming next!
This is the first time since her vision declined that Sue has gone into Walmart alone. She shares techniques from DBT to help deal with: asking for favors, choosing which battles to fight and when to pass them by, and soothing yourself when you’re feeling stressed. She’s seen her general practitioner and her ophthalmologist, too. As usual, she’s been busy!