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1970s 2010s iPad Knowledge Snippets and Vignettes Visually Impaired

Thank You & Au Revoir Nick

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A screenshot of the Pages document on Trenna's iPad.

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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2000s 2010s 2020 Carer Collected Wisdom Coping End of Life Gardening Health and Medicine Heart and Lung Failure Medical Snippets and Vignettes Visually Impaired

Marfan and Other Chronic Conditions – Things That Worked for Trenna – Part 4

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A can of tomatoes can have more than one use.

Coping with Marfan Syndrome, Heart & Lung Failure, AF, Visual Impairment, Chronic Pain and a Few Other Problems

By Greg

Introduction

If this post interests you there have been three others on this topic. All with things that Trenna tried to help her or my life as we coped with her multiple medical conditions.

I don’t think for a moment that every tip or anecdote will be useful, but I certainly am hoping that people living with chronic illness or … Read the rest ... “Marfan and Other Chronic Conditions – Things That Worked for Trenna – Part 4”