“Let that sink in; I wasn’t even a year old, and I lost all the vision in my right eye.”
I imagine it was a totally traumatic event for my family when the accident that took my sight happened, but I didn’t know any better.
I was 11 months old.
But as I got older, I started realizing how much that incident helped me to not dwell on things I’ve lost but instead show gratitude and appreciate everything I have.
Yes, this has been key to helping me move forward since I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis nearly 25 years ago.
To literally see what I’m talking about in being appreciative in times of loss, check out my recent essay of exclusive content for MS Focus Magazine – Appreciation (not MS) is always in my sight.
It includes information about my blindness and my MS, and (for the win!) I pull in how a scene from the movie Hoosiers solidifies my appreciative outlook.