May 28, 2013
On Saturday, June 1, 2013, in Baltimore, Maryland, my wonderful husband and I will take part in the VisionWalk to help raise money to fund research to cure blindness.
While I don't have a disease that is causing me progressive blindness, I was and still am facing the fear of losing my vision. My detachment is "fixed" for now, however I do have lattice degeneration, which does put me at a higher risk for a re-detachment or a detachment in my other eye. As you know from reading this blog, the thought of losing my vision was paralyzing. This foundation can contribute to finding a cure so that eventually that fear can be erased. No one should have to know what that feels like.
At the start of the fundraiser, I set a goal to raise $1,000 as my donation to find a cure for blindness. As of today, I have raised (with the generous help of many others) a total of $690. With four days left, I can still raise the remaining $310 if YOU help!
I know that I don't know many of you who have read this, or are continuing to read this. But I do know that chances are, you or someone you know, may be dealing with problems that this foundation could help to cure. Even if your eyes are healthy, you never know what may happen in the future. You or someone you love could ultimately benefit from medical advancements made by donations to the Foundation Fighting Blindness.
Donations can be made anonymously, and if you can consider even donating $10, it will go a long way.
If you would have asked me a year ago if my vision was important, I would have said, "of course." Ask me now. I cannot even begin to make anyone understand how grateful I am to have it.
If you'd like to donate, please follow this link:
http://www.fightblindness.org/site/TR?px=2451142&fr_id=4880&pg=personal
If you'd like to read more about FFB, follow this link:
http://www.blindness.org
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