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@avmcbellar Hi again, Tony, We certainly never know when or why health challenges come our way! You took such good care of yourself, you now take such good care of yourself, and yet, when your brain signals, bodily sensors don't work right, we don't work right. Yes, simple things become a challenge, and life can change in an instant. Would you have ever believed the changes you have gone through? I know I wouldn't have. I am at least glad that your stomach is doing better and your motion sickness is a bit less from not doing your eye exercises. I hope that you can get your eye surgery to help you. I have become so damn fearful of surgery, but sometimes it does help! Maybe after Covid, you can do your surgery? As far as living without depth perception, my eye doctor is amazed that I never saw double, but my brain adjusted itself to my eye problem. My eye doc also says I see things flatter than they really are, but I don't know the difference! I have always lived with these eyes of mine. I do notice however, that I tend to pour things too full or too empty, drive only locally, as I just don't see space all that well. I stay on roads I know and never drive in darkness. I also grew up with an eye specialist, and did regular eye exercises. I don't remember why! I will look at that VR therapy site again, and see if I can do something without the goggles. Anything to distract from pain! As far as sleeping with a fan, yes, I do, and sleep with icepacks on my shins. Seeing the Pain Doc in a few weeks to see why I have all this new pain, but he does say that sometimes the pain stimulator electricity can cause pain. Oh joy. Anyway, thanks so much for reaching out to me. Mayo Connect has had me meet really good people. That is the one joy of being sick. Nothing else. Love to you, Lori
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Hi @lorirenee1. You are right! There is no guarantee in anything we do. I knew that growing up when I was being careful regarding my health. There are some things we can never control but I did as much as I could. I figured if research proved an illness was related to a behavior then at least I could prevent some health issues. Little did I know I would have an aneurysm when I took care of myself through diet and exercise to avoid a stroke. Well, my effort did not entirely go to waste. My daughter would say, “ma, you were ahead of your time then “ to describe my behavior. What people do now I did forty years ago. It didn’t bother me at all that I was the only one because I was serious. Although it was more difficult because not much was available to purchase ready made, it felt right for me. Currently I am under a health study and hope to help others through my experiences. I credit my health habits for my AVM survival. When I hear of others passing due to their AVM I can relate. Recently on the local news, a 17 year old victim was shown. He was a high school senior football player who was expected to play for his college team the following year. Instead he collapsed on the field during football practice. A life that ended too early. He was the oldest living sibling. Yes, life can be so unfair but the ones remaining can still provide assistance in society. Although difficult, it can be in different ways. No matter what, we owe it to ourselves and society to have a better life and to help others. So keep on trying. Do your best. Time will go by regardless. Why not do something positive during that time. All my life I have helped my seniors and now I continue to find new ways to help our younger generations. I am hopeful in finding VR helpful with health issues. More studies will need to be conducted. I believe VR will become more popular in the coming years. Perhaps this pandemic will be the cause. Take care of yourself. Toni