Re-vision

When my aunt was given a Nokia phone by her younger brother two years ago, she blithely dismissed it as unnecessary. So last December when we were in Bohol we sat her down to finally teach her how to use it. That’s when she admitted—her eyesight had already deteriorated and she cannot read what was on the phone. In fact, anything beyond five feet in front of her is a blur. But she never wanted to bother anyone with her condition, so she kept it all to herself.

So we brought her over to Manila. Last Saturday the cataracts in both her eyes were taken out. They looked like two very thick fish scales. Ugh!

Now she can read signs across the street. She still has to stay for two more months in Manila, because they need to check if her diabetes had affected her eyesight too.

But she hasn’t revised her decision to not use a cellphone. Its usefulness is something she still cannot see.