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Angela woke up with a headache, and her eyes seemed extra sensitive to bright light. She took some Advil and washed it down with coffee before heading to work, but even wearing her darkest sunglasses, the light was drilling into her eyes... by lunchtime her headache had gotten worse and her vision had started to get fuzzy. She started getting panicked and scheduled an appointment with her optometrist for later that afternoon.
By the time her appointment rolled around, she barely felt safe driving, but the office was nearby and she didn’t feel comfortable asking for help. She made it, but not without a close call and some horns honking.
The optometrist was concerned and took Angela back immediately, beginning the eye exam. She called an ambulance half way through, already fearing the worst.
Angela lost her vision before the ambulance even got her to the hospital.
Retinal artery occlusion was the official diagnosis, just a small blockage that caused rapid onset blindness. Even if she had gone to the hospital as soon as she had woken up, due to the position it was unlikely they could have saved her vision....
She didn’t like asking for help, but as she sat in the rehab and felt the smooth can in her hands, the cane she knew was white and red, but that she would never see, Angela knew there would be a lot of asking for help in her future.

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Angela woke up with a headache, and her eyes seemed extra sensitive to bright light. She took some Advil and washed it down with coffee before heading to work, but even wearing her darkest sunglasses, the light was drilling into her eyes... by lunchtime her headache had gotten worse and her vision had started to get fuzzy. She started getting panicked and scheduled an appointment with her optometrist for later that afternoon.
By the time her appointment rolled around, she barely felt safe driving, but the office was nearby and she didn’t feel comfortable asking for help. She made it, but not without a close call and some horns honking.
The optometrist was concerned and took Angela back immediately, beginning the eye exam. She called an ambulance half way through, already fearing the worst.
Angela lost her vision before the ambulance even got her to the hospital.
Retinal artery occlusion was the official diagnosis, just a small blockage that caused rapid onset blindness. Even if she had gone to the hospital as soon as she had woken up, due to the position it was unlikely they could have saved her vision....
She didn’t like asking for help, but as she sat in the rehab and felt the smooth can in her hands, the cane she knew was white and red, but that she would never see, Angela knew there would be a lot of asking for help in her future.