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1970s 2010s iPad Knowledge Snippets and Vignettes Visually Impaired

Thank You & Au Revoir Nick

Letter by Tren, Intro and Background by Greg

First, Some Background

If you read The Kitchen Tapes series on this website you will find out a lot about Trenna, including that she experienced quite a lot of bullying at high school, primarily because she looked different to other people. Her thick, coke-bottle glasses didn’t help at all.

Then in 1974, when Trenna was 17 years of age, Optometrist Nick Humphry prescribed some rigid (hard) contact lenses and they transformed her … Read the rest ... “Thank You & Au Revoir Nick”

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2010s Coping Medical

Medicinal Cannabis

By Greg

What This Post is About and Who is it For?

Recently I was reading a Marfan Syndrome Facebook Group post. The person was asking about people’s different experiences with pain killers. A really important issue for Marfans.

I gave a reply which, among other things mentioned medicinal cannabis (MC). I then got some other questions about our Australian experience.

This post is based on my reply to them.

If you aren’t in the market for MC there is … Read the rest ... “Medicinal Cannabis”