So, asyoumighthaveseeninthevideotitle, I wassickforbidon.
I washospitalizedforoneweekon.
I decidedtomake a videobodyfortworeasons.
Oneisthat I justwantedtogiveyou a quickupdateonwhat's goingonwithmylife.
Justincaseyouwerecuriousaboutwhy, youknow, I haven't beenuploadinganyvideosrecentlyonThesecondreasonisthat I feltlike I learned a lotthroughthisexperienceon.
I justwantedtosharesomeofthoselessonswithyoutoday.
Theystarteddoingsometestsonit, tookthem a fewdaystofigureoutwhathewasexactly.
Butthentheyfoundthat I havethisrareconditioncalledMillerFisher.
Soaftertheyknewwhatitwaas, I startedgettingtreatmentson.
Afteroneweekorso, I wasabletogetoutofhospitalandcomebackhomehere.
And, youknow, I'm gonnatrytogetbackintomyregularroutinesasmuchaspossibleso I canmakevideosagainon, youknow, startdoingmore, quotingagain.
Butunfortunately, itmighttakeme a whiletogetbackintothat, becauseapparentlyittakesmostpeoplewiththisconditionatleast 2 to 3 monthstorecovercompletely.
Visualwise s o, I mightbe, like, a littlebitslowerthanusualuntilmyvision's backtonormal.
Allright, sothat's mypersonalupdate.
Butletmenow, quicklytalkaboutsomeofthethings I learnedthroughthiswholeexperience.
Justincaseyoumightfindthemuseful, too.
I'm justgonnashare, youknow, justthreeofthem.
Eventhoughtherewereotherlessons I learnedtothe 1st 1 ofthoseisaboutnotcaringaboutsmallthings.
Youknow, I feellike I havethisnaturaltendencytobesortofneuroticand, youknow, worryabout a lotofthings.
Oneexampleiswhen I having a conversationorwhen I'm missingsomeone, I mightsaysomething, And I mightworry a lotaboutwhattheotherpersonthingsorif I, my, youknow, offendthemandstufflikethat.
Butthenwhen I wasatthehospital, when I wasgoingthrough a lotofdistress, I justcouldn't careaboutthosethingsbecause, youknow, I wasworryingaboutlike, I'm notgonnaeattodayonmyGod, haveyou?
It's like, havemyvisionbackon.
Um, I'm gonnavomitornottodayandstufflikethat.
Sowhen I thoughtaboutlikethoseotherthings, theyjustseemedsosmallandnotthatimportanton.
I feellike I broughtsomeofthatperspectivebackevennow.
Sowhen I thinkaboutlikethosesmallproblemsnow, I justthinkaslongas I'm healthyaslongas I havemyvision.
Still, I'm happywiththat.
Ondhe, I realizedthat I don't havetoworryaboutthoseyouknow, smallthingsanymore.
Thesecondthing I learnedisactuallyabout a softwaredevelopment.
Eso.
When I startedhavingthisconditionabouttwoweeksago, myeyesightwas, like, evenworsethanitisnow.
Youknow, Like I saidearlier, a lotofdoublevision, everythinglooksshakyonblurryon.
I personallyfoundthatyouknow, mymessagesonFacebookMessengerareprettyprettyeasytousehisvoiceoveron.
Theysupportvoiceover, youknowbetterthansomeoftheothermessagingapps, forexample, Slackorinstagram s.
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I wouldsay, youknow, ifyou'reeverin a positiontodevelopanappormaybe a website, I thinkitwouldbereallygreatifyoucouldtake a momenttothinkaboutpeoplelikemeandotherpeoplewhohavevisionproblemsorotherdisabilityissuesthatmakeitharderforthemtouseyourapp.
I thinkthat'llbe a goodthing, allright, Thethirdonfinallessonthat I learnedthroughthisexperiencethat I wantedtosharetodayisabouthowimportantitistohavestrongrelationships.
I mean, it's like a cliche, but I reallythinkit's true.
Youknow, when I wasatthehospitallike a missionearlier, I wasgoingthrough a lotofemotionalandphysicaldistress.
Honestly, I washavinghardtimeslike I cried a littlebitonDhe, basicallylike, itwasreallytoughformeonDDE.
Whathelpedmegetthroughwasthefactthat I hadmygirlfriendaround, youknow, shewasvisitingme a lot.
Andhelpingmewaslikefoodandotherthingsonthefactthat I hadfriendscomeoversometimesandvisitmeinpersonorcallmeorMrsmetoencourageme.
And, youknow, thatwas, like, reallyhelpfulonDDE.
Youknowwhoyouareifyou'reoneofthosepeople.
I alreadythankedthem, but I wannathinkthatbygettinghere.