Four Eyes/Four Legs

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Thursday November 05, 2015 · 10:43 AM PST

2015/11/05 · 10:43

I was 10 years old and in the 4th grade when I got my first pair of glasses. The year was 1975 and they were wire rims with a hideous plastic nose piece. Expectedly the kids called me “Four Eyes” (highly insulting for that age), but since I was already terribly nearsighted it didn’t matter so much because I loved how much better I could see.

I’m 50 years old now, still wearing glasses, much nicer ones I might add, with both Progressive and Transition lenses. I managed to hide my visual disability with contact lenses for a couple of decades, but after my kids were born I was ready to not only embrace but celebrate my four eyes once again. My kids think I look funny without my glasses, the way my mom always looked to me without hers.

My poor eyesight is now the least of my problems.

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Friday February 28, 2014 · 4:00 AM PST

2014/02/28 · 04:00

Until a few weeks ago I had never even heard of Rare Disease Day, but something caught my eye on the internet and a series of clicks later I confirmed that yes, what I suffer from is one of those approximately 6,000 rare diseases. In the U.S. a disease or disorder is defined as “rare” if it affects fewer than 200,000 people at any given time.

The main objective of Rare Disease Day is to raise awareness amongst the general public and decision-makers about rare diseases and their impact on patients’ lives.

Please join me as I do my part.
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The Fruitvale Station Is My Station

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Saturday August 17, 2013 · 11:10 AM PDT

2013/08/17 · 11:10

I Live Near the Fruitvale Station.

Google Maps says it’s 1.9 miles from my house to the Fruitvale Station. Those nearly two miles take you through an interesting cross section of urban life: Along a tidy neighborhood, over a drawbridge, through an industrial park, under the freeway and into a delightfully colorful neighborhood: The Fruitvale District. In the center of this neighborhood is the Fruitvale Station.

To me the Fruitvale Station is my gateway to San Francisco.

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The Fruitvale Station Is My Station