Archive for the ‘Social trauma’ Category
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007
David Marshall writes:
Dr. David Guyton at the Wilmer Eye Institue of Johns Hopkins sent this to me along with some other articles, but this one is a very powerful reminder of how crippling strabismus can be to those of us who suffer from it. It is a study ...
Posted in Social trauma, Strabismus, Surveys & research | 31 Comments »
Thursday, October 25th, 2007
The following item is edited and used by permission from a letter posted by David Marshall recently in our Eyes Apart Strabismus Support group. David wrote:
I often wonder if my strabismus is much like a shadow on the wall. There are days when it looms so large over me ...
Posted in Help and find help, Social trauma | 5 Comments »
Saturday, October 20th, 2007
The following item is edited from a letter posted by shayla last month in our Eyes Apart Strabismus Support group. It's hard for some people to accept being referred to as having "lazy eyes." We know that strabismus eyes work much harder than normal eyes. Shayla used this ...
Posted in Help and find help, Social trauma | 20 Comments »
Monday, September 24th, 2007
Those of us who have strabismus do not like to be referred to as having a lazy eye. We are not lazy. Because our eyes don't work right, we often have to work much harder to accomplish a task than those who have normal vision.
But if any form ...
Posted in Help and find help, Lois' story, Social trauma, The way we see | 15 Comments »
Wednesday, August 1st, 2007
The popular tv series Ugly Betty challenges all of us who have felt excluded or different in any way to stand up and be proud of who we are. The star of Ugly Betty, America Ferrera, plays Betty Suarez, a homely but hardworking young woman who dreams of being ...
Posted in Inspirations, Social trauma | 2 Comments »
