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   August,   
      
    DS>   I wore glasses for over 40 years, being severely   
    DS>   nearsighted. When I had to stop driving at night at 35,   
    DS>   it was discovered that I had cataracts. The visual   
    DS>   acuity was 20/2000   
      
    AA> I've never heard of anyone having cataracts at such a young   
    AA> age.  You are quite the anomaly.   
      
     Quite the anomaly in so many ways, unfortunately. I came into   
   the world at 2 1/2 pounds, and 2 months premature...but, I've   
   made up for lost time.  My late Mom was bleeding so bad, that   
   she nearly died (they had to deliver me by C-Section), and I was   
   nearly stillborn.   
      
    DS>   the late Red Skelton noted as Clem Kadiddlehopper,   
    DS>   Doctor Of Fool-ology, noted, "I don't really need   
    DS>   these. But, I've reached the age where curiosity is   
    DS>   greater than vanity".    
      
    AA> Back in those days, wearing glasses had a sigma.  Now, vanity   
    AA> is quite the factor for looking good in the right frames!   
      
     As long as I can see, I don't care what they look like. It's like   
   my dentures, which I've worn for over 20 years now. I didn't care   
   what they looked like...I just wanted to be able to eat. A local   
   business, Affordable Dentures, got me a full upper and lower set,   
   for just under $500...and the latest set has lasted at least 5   
   years. They fit so perfectly, that I haven't had to use one drop   
   of Fixodent, PoliGrip, etc. However, I have to be careful when I   
   sneeze, so they don't fly out of my mouth. :P   
      
    AA>> I *do* slip on a pair of 0+ blu-blocker glasses..   
    AA>> ..I find that those glasses make a huge difference   
    AA>> in reducing dry-eyes and restoring normal sleep pattern.   
      
     I have severe sleep apnea, but with sinus drain and hacking   
   (they can't figure out why it flares after meals, and when I   
   go to sleep (for a nap or overnight)), I can't wear the mask.   
   I hack like a cat with repeated hairballs (is there a human   
   version of Meow Mix?? ), or a 20 pack a day smoker. Yet,   
   I've never smoked or used tobacco...or drank alcoholic beverages   
   in my life. I can't see how folks can afford them. On very rare   
   occasions, my late wife would have a "rum and Coke"...with 99%   
   Coca-Cola, and 1% Jamaica White Rum (she was born in Kingston).   
   She mainly took it when she wasn't feeling well...she slept like   
   a rock all night, and was fine the next day.   
      
     Just for grins, we stopped off at a local liquor store, thinking   
   of buying a bottle. We about flipped over the price. I asked her   
   Dad why the price was so high, and he said one word: "Imported".   
   My mother-in-law passed away late last month.   
      
   Daryl   
      
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