Looking at Life Through a Straw… It Still Sucks!

(3 minute read – an edited version from several years ago)

Years ago, I had a stroke that wiped out almost all my vision. Imagine trying to see life through a McDonald’s soda straw…for real. No peripheral vision, no depth perception. Just complete blackness, except for that little round view directly in front. Taking a slow walk was difficult and driving was out of the question. I told a friend it felt like looking at life through a straw, and he said, “That sucks.” I laughed out loud, in spite of