Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Whilst experiencing further sight loss last year, I went ahead and bought set 40656 ‘LEGO Playing with Braille’. My latest hangar MOC incorporates eight different Braille bricks, spelling out the word Fabuland.
Category: Disability
Life Got Dark
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Life got considerably darker last month. Unfortunately, after 12 months of fighting I have lost the sight in my left eye.
Old Blue Eye
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes DYK eye trauma can cause your iris colour to change? In an eventful summer health-wise, one of my blue eyes is now green.
A Patient’s Guide to Eye Surgery
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Practical, honest and positive advice for attending a surgical hospital appointment. Written by a sight loss patient with type-1 diabetes (T1D).
Face Down, But Looking Up
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes It’s been a challenging winter health-wise, with multiple eye surgeries and extremely poor vision. But family, friends and NHS professionals have helped me find enough fortitude to reach the other side.
Happy St Andrew’s Day!
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes In just six weeks my ‘Hello, Toilet Dolly!’ fundraiser has reached its goal of £1,000 for the sight loss charity Sight Scotland!
Hello, Toilet Dolly!
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes ‘Hello, Toilet Dolly!’ is my latest Sight Scotland charity fundraiser. For a chance to win a unique and functional Lego toilet doll, please donate via my JustGiving page.
Fabuland Story Time
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Finished a microscale version of Fabuland set number 341: ‘Catherine Cat’s House and Mortimer Mouse’ at the weekend.
Runner-up Winner!
Estimated reading time: < 1 minute Thank you to everyone who voted, I’m pleased to announce that my ‘Lego Mouse Party’ model was a runner-up winner!
One Year
Estimated reading time: < 1 minute One year ago today I had my fifth surgery for a recurring detached retina.