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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
For a while I have tried to find a thread I had started when I joined the forum that could be a "home" thread for me.
Being busy about the forum has been a coping style, where I can acknowledge all my different life experiences that had been silenced. Possibly do some good and prevent things from getting worse. Like the little boy with the finger in the dyke.
Feeling fragile
Needing Nurture
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JynxModerator
@Appleblossom nah haven't seen it - sounds very moving! Thanks for sharing I will check it out 😊
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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
Dear @Dimity I really appreciate your looking out for me, especially when you are so vulnerable so soon after surgery. I saw you were having trouble with eye sight on another thread. Mine is too. They mentioned cataracts last eye check. Could that be an issue for you?
@rav3n I don’t watch many movies anymore. Maybe every few months … You mentioned you liked to watch Bollywood. I thought of you and the cultural lens thread. I studied the Novel and Film in my first degree. My brother loved photography and movies. My son is more of a buff than I. I am pretty over Hollywood and mainly watch Indigenous, Aussie and European Arthouse.
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DimitySenior Contributor
@Appleblossom cataract surgery works well for most people so I'd recommend it if you need it. Unfortunately cataract and secondary cataract surgery last year didn't really help my "good" eye (the other is blind). I remember higher doses of antipsychotics used to make my eyesight wonky decades ago so perhaps there's hope of improvement of my present worries. I've recently invested in a $300 high intensity reading light from Vision Australia which has helped.
I haven't watched movies for years... but my interests are much like yours. I should get onto SBS to watch again, I've become very insular.
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rav3nSenior Contributor
@Appleblossom oo that's really cool that you studied it! seems like you passed on the creative genes to your son too! i studied a bit of film during my Arts degree, later realised i preferred tv shows over films. i liked seeing character development and plot twists across seasons. i do like Bollywood films still but the recent ones tend to recycle the same old plot... lots of remakes happening in both Hollywood and Bollywood!
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
@Dimity , @Appleblossom @Jynx , @rav3n
I have a cataract in my bad eye which is blind
They won't do surgery as it might affect my only good eye which I have to upgrade my glasses
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rav3nSenior Contributor
oh gosh, i'm so sorry to hear that!!! @Shaz51 that's really tricky when you don't want to damage the good eye as well. really hoping the glasses upgrade helps! how are you holding up?
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
@rav3n , I can tell without my glasses is bad but having glasses are good
My bad eye aches most days
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JynxModerator
Oh that's so hectic @Shaz51 I hope the new glasses don't put you out too much! Gonna pick out a new style or anything?
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
Love to keep the frame I have @Jynx but I will get one that is similar and mid range and hoping the new glasses and eyes last another 5 years 🤞
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JynxModerator
I almost wanna play a guessing game @Shaz51 ... what kind of frames would our dear Shazzy have? Cos you have such style, all your nifty teapots and art bits... so the frames... I picture cat eye!
Oh I gotta dash, find out if I was right tomorrow hehehe
Night lovely Shaz!!
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