Where to begin….
Saturday I went to an intro to massage class and have a blast! Massage is so much fun and it’s interesting learning too. The next class starts in March. Edward and I both will be taking that evening class together. It’s only a six month class, but since it’s six months it’s pretty hard work. So, I am looking forward to that.
Tomorrow Isaiah is going to a genetics councilor. I think we are going to go ahead and test him for NF2 even though I know deep down that he does not have it . I was tested back in 2000 and I know they found my defect. So the clinic is trying to get my test results from Little Rock; Good luck there. It’s like pulling teeth. Once they have the defect that they are looking for, they can test Isaiah. They said it’s very accurate if they have the defect already. If Isaiah has it, big IF, then it’ll be my exact defect. He still has a chance on having it like 1 in 20,000 with NF2 like the rest of the general public. But if he inherited it, then it’ll be my exact defect.
I keep getting a bill from Women’s Health Specialist’s in Missouri. They were the place I went to while I was pregnant with Isaiah, but I don’t know why I am getting a bill now. I have to call and find out what is going on there.
Remember I said I wanted another guide dog? I still do, but my balance is horrible. Here in Asheville it’s even worse because everything’s on a hill, sidewalks slope up and down and tilt. So I don’t have good enough balance to even get through a home interview, which makes me pretty disappointed. It’s terrible having everything taken away from you. First vision, and now hearing and balance? It’s awful not being able to walk places by yourself because you are too tipsy and you know you’ll end up falling down that slope. I’ve even lost my ability to go swimming. I can still get in the water, but no swimming under water. As soon as I go under, I lose all sense of direction; get so disoriented. It’s not fun getting everything taken from you, but what can ya do?
Isaiah is wanting me to get off of the computer and go play with him. So I will write more soon. I promise.
by Yvonne Foong, on 12.18.08 @ 10:42 am
I’ve been to S. F. and that place is hilly too. The Bay area. But good for building muscles haha. My legs are slimmer when I am in the U.S. where I can do a lot of walking without getting rammed down by cars. Over here, not every street has sidewalks, only big main roads have them. even then it’s poorly constructed, like war zone.