A PEEK AT A PAGE IN MY BOOK

My world started to shrink. I would always pick my sister up every Friday and we would go grocery shopping.  She couldn't drive at this time. But now I would go into the store and everything bothered me. The lights were too bright, and the noise was magnified. The noise of the carts going up and down and in and out was so loud. The doors closing and opening was deafening. Shopping was out for me. Frankie began going shopping with my sister every Friday, for the next five years. This drove me into a feeling of helplessness. Driving was also over. Sitting in a car with someone else driving was just as bad. I had loved driving so this was hard to take. When we would go down to Spring Valley I had to pray all the way down and all the way back, it was the only way I could get there. While there, I drank to be able to stay there. That part was kind of easy because my uncle Joe liked to drink and my husband liked to drink, so I fit right in. Except if it was ten o'clock in the morning my uncle frowned on that. I really don't like drinking, I just like the relaxed feeling I get from it. We would drink and play cards and smoke most of the night.

I functioned as a wife and mother in most of my everyday life. I kept the house clean, the kids were taken care of and the meals were cooked. Before all of this happened I was taking Robyn to ballet lessons but I had to take her out of the classes, because I could no longer drive her there. It was things like that, that made me depressed. My neighbor lived about one hundred feet from my back door and I couldn't even walk that distance to talk to her, it was too far. She had five kids and thankfully didn't have time to talk to me anyway. I couldn't walk half a block from my house. The minute I got from the safety of my house I got dizzy and shaky. When in the house I couldn't take the kids being around me as that would set me into a fit. All of this was very hard to explain. My illness was all I could think about or talk about until my relatives started to get tired of hearing it. They suggested everything under the sun but to no avail. I knew they didn't have a clue to what was going on with me. Frankie didn't know either. He tried but there was no reason for any of this, so it was finally chalked up to some sort of mental condition. I believed it too.

This was taken from my book. "My Silent Disability" it can be bought at Amazon.

VERTICAL HETEROPHORIA OR VH, WHAT IS IT?

The most common cause of Vertical Heterophoria is congenital (ie- you are born with it). The symmetry of the shape of your face and the location of your eye sockets, and the symmetry between the eye muscles and their innervation is determined by the time you are born. These people usually become symptomatic with VH by the age of 40, though there are some who become symptomatic at an earlier age, some as early as 4 years old.

The second most common cause of VH is Acquired Brain Injury, of which Traumatic Brain Injury is by far the most frequent reason. TBI's most often occur from Motor Vehicle Accidents, but can also be caused by sports injuries and combat injuries (explosions from bombs and IEDs.

These conditions can in most cases be relieved by prism glasses.

Go to www.vsofm.com  for more information on how to deal with these problems.

Remember it could be your eyes.

Hugs, Yolanda

OUR EYES CONTROL OUR BODIES, DID YOU KNOW THAT?

Our eyes are used all the time and are connected to many of our body's other systems. If your eyes hurt, sometimes it can cause headaches, which can bring on a sense of dizziness or anxiety, which can in turn cause one to feel nauseous. It's important for people to understand that the body is really one unit and it's all connected to itself.
This could all be caused by a little known condition called
VH or Vertical Heterophoria. This is a visual condition where there is a slight vertical image misalignment which causes headaches, dizziness, anxiety, neck pain and reading difficulties. This condition can be helped with prism eyeglass lenses that realign the images, resulting (on average) in an 80% reduction of symptoms. This is achieved by putting very small units of prism in your glasses until the symptoms leave.

Are you a candidate for Vertical Heterophoria? Take the test on the right and grade yourself, then visit www.vsofm.com for more help.

Rember its in your eyes not in your head. Hugs, Yolanda

BREADED EGG PLANT

Hi everyone, I am going to give you something different today, a recipe for eggplant.


Essential ingredients:
Eggplant (make sure it is firm)
Panko bread crumbs
Italian seasonings ( rosemary, oregano, etc.)
Asiago or parmesan cheese
1 egg
Olive oil


You can peel the eggplant or just leave the skin on. Slice the eggplant in rounds not quite a inch thick. Take a dish towel and lay the eggplant rounds on it. (Saves from using a paper towel not to mention a tree.) Sprinkle salt on both sides of the eggplant. Not a lot but enough. Leave for about a hour or longer. After this time they will seem pretty limp but don't worry this is what you want, otherwise they soak up oil while frying them. Take panko bread crumbs and put on a plate, sprinkle in oregano, rosemary and any other italian seasoning you would like. Also sprinkle some cheese in.
Take the egg and mix with small bit of water about 1/4 cup mix well.  Take eggplant round and dip in egg and then dip in panko. Just put them on the towel until the oil is hot in the frying pan. Because you have removed the water they will fry fast. When brown and done transfer to paper towel to drain, also sprinkle some cheese on them.
You can make a dip and serve as a hors d' oeuvres if you like. The sauce could be a tomato sauce or even ranch dip.

Remember its not in your head it's in your eyes. Hugs, Yolanda

READING PROBLEMS BUT DON'T KNOW WHY?

Are you having trouble with reading and don't know why. Maybe your problem is your eyes. Thats what happened to the story below.

Struggling With Concentration

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Concentration was always a struggle for me in school. I am 16 years old. I would always lose my focus after about thirty minutes of working. I did not have any symptoms such as headaches or dizziness, so I assumed I was a slower learner. Once in a while I would lose my place in a book, or read the same line multiple times. With a corrected prescription by Dr. Debby, I have noticed my concentration level rise at school and see clearer. Thank you for helping me see a world of difference.

- B. P., 16 year old male

Maybe you just need the right eye exam and a special pair of glasses. Go to www.vsofm.com for other amazeing stories and some answeres.

All the best, Yolanda

PRELIMINARY REPORT OF MICHIGAN TRIP

Hi Everyone, have to tell you how the appointment went. My son and his wife and their son were all examined at Michigan Eye Specialists, by Dr. Debbie. The bonus was my grandson. He didn't have a appointment but I knew he needed one but thought maybe on another trip we could get him in. Dr Debbie being the gracious and giving person that she is said he needs his eyes examined and fit him in. The poor guy had all kinds of problems and is coming home with a pair of bifocal glasses. He is excited about them. Now he will have a good chance in school, where before he was struggling.
Now what happened to my son and his wife. Well of all things they weren't that many diopters off in their vision but the prism Dr. Debbie put in their glasses, gave them instant relief. I was really surprised because I thought you had to be so many diopters off before you would feel anything. I have a lot to learn about this business. My daughter in law had many more problems that they will have to work on. A lot of her problem was related to traumatic brain injury. She has been in car accidents and other things. This traumatic brain injury is more profound in many more people than I thought.
I can't wait for them to come home and start wearing their prism glasses. I will keep you all updated on the progress of their recovery.

Hugs to you all remember its in the eyes.

HELLO MICHIGAN

Hi Everyone, remember when I asked you to pray for my son and his wife that they would get to Michigan? Well they are off to Vision Specialists of Michigan and Dr. Debbie for their eyes. They left this morning.
They are going to see if they are candidates for prism glasses. My son has suffered over the years with anxiety and it has affected his quality of life to the point that he can not hold down a full time job. It started when he was in the first grade.( If you read the one posting I did about a week ago, there was this one little boy whose symptoms started at birth.) Hyperphoria is not a respecter of persons it can start at any age. I hope this is finally his answer. His wife has had anxiety problems and physical problems over the years. Please pray that this is finally it and they are on their way to being the people the God always intended them to be.
I believe all of us want to be successful we just need a boost in the right direction. Lets not label everything mental and take the easy way out, seek a better answer.
I will keep you all posted on the outcome of their Michigan trip.

Just remember it's in your eyes not in your head. Take the hyperphoria test on the right.

Hugs, Yolanda

Hi everybody, it is now Nov. 2014 about 7 months since my son and wife and grandson went to Michigan and were tested for hyperphoria at Vision Specialists of Michigan. I promised to tell you what happened and so here it is.  My son's vision was one diopter off and his wife was 1 diopter off. My vision is 14 diopters off so you can see what a difference there is between me and them.They were both given glasses with a prism and any other problems associated with eye problems. My son saw improvement even with that bit of  correction. My daughter in law saw improvement also but because of long standing health issues and other issues could not be helped. I was glad my son was not bad like me but wished for more of a reaction. The big surprise was their son my grandson

He did not have an appointment but when Dr. Debbie saw him. She knew there was something wrong just by looking at him. She examined him and made time for him. He was found to be cross eyed even though he didn't look like it. He had farsightedness and nearsightedness and needed one prism, he is only 8 years old.

He is having a hard time in school so I was absolutely thrilled with this finding. I thought at least he will have a start in the right direction in the years to come.

 Well sadly to report this was not to be. He complained of the glasses even though I bought a second pair and  does not want to wear them at all. I have talked to my son and his wife and told them the importance of him wearing his glasses but they have refused to parent their son in this regard. My hands are tied and I have to accept their reluctance in this matter and leave it be even though it breaks my heart. 

That is my update because I want to be right up front with all of you because the important thing is being all that you can be. You have the choice it's called free will. Please choose to do all you can to improve your condition. Don't accept agoraphobia see what you can do. My son and his wife did not have bad hyperphoria so that was good. Not all problems stem from that there are other causes. The true agoraphobic will have a higher degree of hyperphoric correction. But having said that I would say that 98% of homebound agoraphobia is caused by hyperphoria symptoms.

Love to all of you, Yolanda

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