Tag: Women

Two Things Thursday #9

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1. Bella-Rue & Stacey-Lou with a pair of my glasses. Photo Credit: Tremaine L. Loadholt
2. A Shirley Chisholm quote. Courtesy of Paper Whale.

1. My best friend’s dogs; Bella-Rue (Baby B, on the left) and Stacey-Lou (Lil Miss Busy Body, on the right), and a pair of my glasses. Why did I choose this photo? On Tuesday, March 05, 2024, I had yet another follow-up on my eyes with my ophthalmologist to determine where we stand with keratoconus (a “rare” eye disease that currently affects about 200,000 people each year) and its progression in both eyes.

My right eye is still getting worse and now my left eye has decided to join the party and cave in as well. I have written at length and ad nauseam about my eye disease, and I am sincerely over it at this point.

As I type this, I am still hopeful and prayerful about a positive outcome, but it will not occur without moving forward with Collagen Cross-linking. We decided we would focus on the right eye first and when it has healed, a recheck on the left eye will occur, and if necessary, we will move forward with the procedure for it as well.

I am now in the waiting stages for my ophthalmologist’s office’s surgery scheduler to contact me so we can select a date for the procedure. Once the date is set, I can further assess the logistics of it all: who will take me, who will stay with me for about two days, and how much time I’ll need to take away from work.

It’s a risky business dealing with one’s eyes and invasive and/or surgical procedures, but it is what it will be, and I cannot do much about that now.

2. A Shirley Chisholm Quote. “Shirley Anita Chisholm was an American politician who, in 1968, became the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress.” –Wikipedia

Not only was she a force to be reckoned with politically, but she fought fiercely for her rights and the rights of others in the United States.

From what I have learned about her, she never bit her tongue. She was forthcoming about any of her political plans and decisive about the goals she implemented for herself. She also ventured down the road of Presidency and became the first Black candidate to be nominated by a major party.

There is a biopic about her and it will release soon. The incredibly talented and gifted Regina King will be in character as Shirley Chisholm, and the movie is set to drop on March 15, 2024, and trust and believe, I will definitely be lending my coins to this fantastic production! The trailer for the SHIRLEY is below:

“Shirley:” Release date, March 15, 2024

I Am Learning How to Live a Softer Life

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My third article about my maneuvering through perimenopause is up now at “Navigating the Change.“ I am always so grateful to K. E. (Kathy) Garland, for hosting my work on this incredible website for women battling and growing with the changes in their mid-life bodies. You can read my latest article, I Am Learning How to Live a Softer Life by navigating to the reblogged snippet below. Please comment, share, and like on the original post.

I hope you enjoy it!

I Am Learning How to Live a Softer Life

thunder

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my neighbor has thunder
in her heels.
she storms down our
hallway, but at an
easy-going pace.

I smile–say, “Hey, there!”
in my slight Southern drawl.
she smiles–returns the
greeting.

on our end of the hall,
there are four doors.
I catch her mostly, turning
the corner like her life
depends on the next step.

she’s a fortress … looks
down at Jernee and gushes.

I pull her leash tighter in my
hand, keep her close to me.
we pass her often–
in a hurry to slide through
our door.

I hear her say under her breath,
but loud enough to get
my attention–“Have a good night.”
I respond, “You as well.”

the storm disappears with her.
her door closes and I think,
“I didn’t introduce myself yet
again.”
maybe tomorrow.