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Contrary1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 12:04 AM Original message |
My friend had to cancel her cataract surgery... |
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Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 12:07 AM Response to Original message |
1. She sounds - |
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MissB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 12:13 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. That was my reaction to reading the OP too |
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Contrary1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 12:24 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Yes, I called her. |
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Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 12:33 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Right this minute, |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 02:05 PM Response to Reply #6 |
27. "Once a person is a friend, they are stuck with me." |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 12:30 AM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Suicidal is my reading, too. |
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SmileyRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 02:14 PM Response to Reply #7 |
30. Me three |
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beyurslf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 12:12 AM Response to Original message |
2. I would call her TONIGHT and make sure she is ok. You may look in your |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 12:15 AM Response to Original message |
4. Talk to the Lions Club. Vision issues are kind of their special mission. |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 12:18 AM Response to Original message |
5. The Lions Club is known for assisting people with vision problems. |
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angstlessk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 09:43 AM Response to Reply #5 |
17. my very first thought was the Lion's Club also, they offer all sort of |
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cap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 01:52 PM Response to Reply #5 |
26. st vincent depaul society helps everybody... |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 12:36 AM Response to Original message |
9. If her area has 2-1-1 service |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 12:36 AM Response to Original message |
10. . |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 12:53 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. what has that thread have to do with the needs of the OP's friend? |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 01:06 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. the discrepancy in priorities and medical research, plus irony of the visual connection. |
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lyonn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 01:11 AM Response to Original message |
13. Several years ago I had cataract surgery on one eye |
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monmouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 07:43 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Same thing with me. After my surgery I didn't need glasses. The |
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lyonn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 11:53 AM Response to Reply #14 |
23. Glad to hear someone else had successful cataract surgery |
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dugaresa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 08:59 AM Response to Original message |
15. this is a case where I would contact a US Congressperson |
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uberblonde (993 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
16. There are online opticians who are much cheaper. |
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Gman2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
18. She needs to lash out in anger. Like men do. Not internalize it. |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 10:15 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. That must be why so many men commit suicide. |
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Texasgal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
20. I am an RN for a cataract practice. |
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SmileyRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 02:17 PM Response to Reply #20 |
31. k & R this thread for your post. |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
21. They can't let her go because she has a disability. |
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drmeow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
22. what kind of glasses could |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 12:22 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. I just spent $604 on new glasses. |
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drmeow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 02:12 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. I just got no-line bifocals |
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quiller4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
25. I would urge my firend to get a second opinion. My Mom and aunt |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
28. I just had cataract surgery on both eyes (two months apart) |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
32. Both my Dad and my Aunt got rid of the glasses they had been using for 50 years |
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morillon (809 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
33. Does she have disability coverage through work? |
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