Recently  however I found myself considering driving again! A friend of mine introduced me to her Aunt during a birthday celebration. During our conversation I discovered that she had had a stroke and as a result had been left with only 20 percent eyesight.

“Glory, that’s even less than I’ve got,” I exclaimed, ” I have 40 percent in both eyes. Don’t you hate not being able to drive as a result?”

“Oh no, I drive,” she said smugly, “no one is separating me and my car! I had to re-go for my licence. I didn’t tell them about my loss of eyesight and I just kept my eyes moving very fast and I got it.” She laughed as she brushed her hands together with satisfaction, “Wham, bang, thank you, Ma’am!”

She was driving! With less eyesight than I possessed. Well then, maybe…..!

I told my friend, B, about this on our way to gym. “And so, B, I was thinking that maybe I could drive you around Heatherlands. I mean Plantation Avenue is a gorgeous long road. We could go down there. And you would see that I just have to “keep my eyes moving very fast” and I…..”

B nearly pranged the car she laughed so hard.

Mutter…mutter…seems I WON’T be driving in the near future!!!

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