Hey @erikah - whatever our loss, it makes us think about what we still have. As you mentioned with the fright of possibly losing your vision, you start appreciating having good vision. To me, I believe all these events in our life are actually character building if we approach them with a degree of positivity.
2 months ago I was laid up in hospital and I could hardly walk, I had lost sensation in my hands and I was really struggling to see anything - even read my Hive message on my phone!! However, at the same time there were people in hospital on the beds next to me who were literally dying around me. It was grim, but it made me appreciate what I still had rather than feel sorry for myself for what I had lost. I was determined to make the most of what I had still in life and get my strength back as quickly as I could.
Thank god, I do now have my strength back and have even been out running. I just need to be really careful because my eyesight is poor but hey - I don't exactly run at 80 mph.
Above all, we all need to live life while we can and appreciate what we still have despite the pain and grief that loss can cause us.
Loved your post 😀