TJChained (RP Awareness Month, 2025)
So, for this Friday, I'm posting something different from my usual "matches". This time I'm posting something that I do every year in February; The Retinitis Pigmentosa Awareness Month.
It took me a while to come up with something and I was thinking about more a "tech-savvy" shot, but then I realized I don't have to do all of that if I can just deliver the idea and some aspect about the struggles that a person with this disease, like me, do face. Hopefully, by next Friday, I'll be posting another one related to this topic.
I will leave defining the disease for those who don't know about it to the internet - look it up. The image here reflects the confinement that such a disease causes, despite that in my case, I'm still better than my other two siblings who are almost completely blind and can't even differentiate colors. I don't use a cane (yet), but it doesn't make any difference when it comes to being imprisoned in one place and fearing to drive anywhere by. Ironically, I was officially diagnosed in 2013, but nevertheless, I was driving before and after that time, and not until I got an official certificate for my condition (to be classified as a person of special needs) in 2021 - only then, driving had been a bit of a hassle; One, because of my surrounding environment and the blame-game if I do so, and two, because of the law, as I might get fined if I got caught driving with me being recorded as someone with an eye condition (and not supposed to drive). All in all, it does feel like being chained to the cane, even if there was no cane, and leaving a lot to be desired for the peace of mind and mental health…
#RP #retinitispigmentosa #retinitis-pigmentosa #awareness #chain #chained #cane #blind #visuallyimpaired #visual #eyes #retina #health #mentalhealth #impression #impressionism #goodmorning
So, for this Friday, I'm posting something different from my usual "matches". This time I'm posting something that I do every year in February; The Retinitis Pigmentosa Awareness Month.
It took me a while to come up with something and I was thinking about more a "tech-savvy" shot, but then I realized I don't have to do all of that if I can just deliver the idea and some aspect about the struggles that a person with this disease, like me, do face. Hopefully, by next Friday, I'll be posting another one related to this topic.
I will leave defining the disease for those who don't know about it to the internet - look it up. The image here reflects the confinement that such a disease causes, despite that in my case, I'm still better than my other two siblings who are almost completely blind and can't even differentiate colors. I don't use a cane (yet), but it doesn't make any difference when it comes to being imprisoned in one place and fearing to drive anywhere by. Ironically, I was officially diagnosed in 2013, but nevertheless, I was driving before and after that time, and not until I got an official certificate for my condition (to be classified as a person of special needs) in 2021 - only then, driving had been a bit of a hassle; One, because of my surrounding environment and the blame-game if I do so, and two, because of the law, as I might get fined if I got caught driving with me being recorded as someone with an eye condition (and not supposed to drive). All in all, it does feel like being chained to the cane, even if there was no cane, and leaving a lot to be desired for the peace of mind and mental health…
#RP #retinitispigmentosa #retinitis-pigmentosa #awareness #chain #chained #cane #blind #visuallyimpaired #visual #eyes #retina #health #mentalhealth #impression #impressionism #goodmorning
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