thais
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Post by thais on Jun 13, 2011 6:27:55 GMT 1
Hi Martin Could you give me some idea of why a person starts to suffer from macular degeneration? It usually happens at an advancing age, so can it be a kind of fear of looking into the future? (Just a guess!) Thank you!
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Post by Martin Brofman on Jun 13, 2011 14:56:32 GMT 1
That's ione possibility - and we would also see if it is one eye or the other - male or female - possibly representing a sense of separation from someone with no hope for the future.
Nothing to look forward to.
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Post by thais on Jun 14, 2011 8:38:58 GMT 1
Thank you for that insight, Martin.
My (female) friend is almost 79 (on Sunday, in fact) & has recently been diagnosed with wet MD in the left eye, and dry MD in the right eye. At this age, perhaps there is not very much to look forward to!
She has a daughter & granddaughter, with whom she's very involved, and I meet up with her on a regular basis to go out & about and do interesting things. But I suppose that at 79, it has hit her that she's mortal! Is this why MD hits older people rather than younger?
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Post by Martin Brofman on Jun 14, 2011 9:39:03 GMT 1
Maybe more because her peer friends are less and less there, perhaps dying, and that might make her more aware of her mortality - but friends are one thing and partners are another thing. She needs to look at what was happening in her life when the MD began.
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