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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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1970s 1973 Diary GFS Kitchen Tapes Writing

The 1973 Diary, Part 5

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The start of the March entries in Trenna's 1973 diary

15 Year Old Trenna’s Own Words

This series of transcripts starts here.

1 March – 15 March 1973

Thursday 1 March 

Got up at 7.00 had a shower and breakfast then I met Julie and Sue at 8.30. 

BC was the same as usual. I met Julie and Sue at 4.15 we talked then I walked Sue to her bus stop, we were really being stupid. 

I got home at 5.15. There was a message for me to ring … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Part 5”

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1970s GFS Kitchen Tapes Marfan Visually Impaired

The 23rd Kitchen Tape

a brutalist style public building
The Perth Concert Hall where Trenna went for her first date. This photo from 2006 but it hadn't changed much since the 1970s. (Photo from Wikimedia.org.)

Recorded 20 June 2018

The Brown Towel Caper

GM: Today is Wednesday the 20th of June 2018. Trenna Mahney will be speaking. 

Tren, we’ve talked a bit about your time at Girls’ Friendly Society in Adelaide Terrace? It sounds like an interesting period to do a bit more discussion.

[GM: phone call interrupts us]

I think we should look a bit more at this time at Girls’ Friendly Society.  The sort of things you did.  If we get … Read the rest ... “The 23rd Kitchen Tape”

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2010s Coping iPad Knowledge Marfan Medical Medical Records Visually Impaired

Blepharitis & Conjunctivitis

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The Thames and Houses of Parliament from the London Eye. 17 September 2009.

Medical Notes From Trenna’s iPad

Here is a page Trenna made about two eye problems she encountered.

Everyone is welcome to read the post, but it doesn’t contain any funny or poignant stories. I’m just trying to pass on some information Trenna accumulated in case it is of use to anyone else.

Maybe in the future it has historical benefit as well. Who knows!

In case you are wondering, according to the Mayo Clinic (who Trenna trusted for this sort … Read the rest ... “Blepharitis & Conjunctivitis”