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Blind moment #128

Hey folks…

Sorry for the delay! I promised more daily blogging, only to be doing it sporadically!

Gotta get in a groove!

Anyways!

Blind moment #128…

Last week, I was sitting at my dining room table, wasting time on some arcane game or reading some useless information on Facebook.  While I was doing that, my foot kept hitting, or stepping on some paper of some sort.  At first, I paid it no attention.  Then I finally became disillusioned, and disinterested at the uninspiring and colossal waste of time that I was partaking in and looked under the table.  I was astonished to find a card holder with three cards secured tightly inside!

Upon prying those cards out, I was surprised to discover a bank card, a credit card and a health card!

I jammed the cards back in the new anti-scan card holder and immediately informed my wife that I found her bank cards under the table.  She replied with a Thank you…

I continued my day in the usual manner, until around 3:30, when my wife urgently texted me:

Are those my mom’s cards you found under the table?  Check please!

I got my magnification device and got the cards, but I didn’t even use Shannon (that’s what I call the device) because I saw the picture on the health card.  It was a mug shot of  my Mom In Law!

I didn’t see the picture the first time, mainly because my thumb was covering it!

So, that is the Blind Moment!

Yet, I did learn!

Next time Mom In Law drops her cards unaware, and I find them, look at the picture!  Then go out to lunch!

Have a great day!

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Craig MacLean is DeafBlind with ataxia, a rare condition called CAPOS. He & his wife of 22 years have two sons, the oldest of which has CAPOS as well.

Craig uses American Sign Language to communicate. He is an avid writer, friend, Hot Wheel collector and intervenor advocate.

Craig sits on many committees, boards and associations as a DeafBlind rep. He graduated university with a BA in psychology in 2000.