{"id":454,"date":"2023-02-17T08:15:02","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T08:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marcielsims.com\/?p=454"},"modified":"2023-02-24T22:40:05","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T22:40:05","slug":"ilona-cole-story-119","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marcielsims.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/17\/ilona-cole-story-119\/","title":{"rendered":"Ilona Cole, Story 119"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Next dramatic chapter in life<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next dramatic chapter in life\u2026Getting glasses<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It was the summer of 1980 and I– Ilona –was 53 years old. Going to and from Vancouver where we lived to Longview where I worked, I had noticed the strain on my eyes trying to read the signs on the streets, the Interstate five freeway signs and of course the work at my desk. I thought the time had come for an eye exam and most likely glasses. Oh my, I had been holding off on this\u2026 I hated glasses. Over fifty and here goes my looks, I was saying while driving to Portland for my eye exam. What comes next? False teeth, hearing aid and eventually sensible shoes? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After my\nexam Doctor Zell told me, exactly what I had feared. I needed glasses. I picked\na gold frame; it went well with my auburn hair and the Optician ordered the\nlenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I walked a\nfew blocks to my favorite florist, before picking up my car, to get myself a\nbouquet of beautiful flowers. No occasion, just because I deserved them after\nthis drama I just went through. Luke\u2019s Florist my favorite flower shop always\nhad gorgeous stems of large orchid blossoms, so I picked the white with purple\ninside and also purchased a lovely Asian vessel where I could arrange them with\nsome greens, when I get home. All the way home on I-5 I was crying, feeling\nsorry for myself, until I got home and got a big hug from my sweetheart Hal. At\nthe dinner table my Hal wanted to know what made me cry. I told him my sad\ntale, we both started laughing, and I started to feel better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a few\ndays on a Saturday, I picked up my glasses and after that weekend wore them\ndriving to Longview. This was quite different. I could read all the signs on\nthe road, the freeway, the name of the clinic I worked in and things in general\nlooked much clearer. I was most likely embarrassed or uncomfortable about my\nglasses. Every time Doctor Neil came to my office to talk with me, I removed my\nglasses and then looked up to speak with him. After this went on for a few days\nDoctor Neil asked\u2026\u201dIlona can\u2019t you hear with your glasses on?\u201d We both had a\ngood laugh and from then on, I kept my glasses on and just got used to what was\neventually inevitable.   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Next dramatic chapter in life Next dramatic chapter in life\u2026Getting glasses It was the summer of 1980 and I– Ilona –was 53 years old. Going to and from Vancouver where we lived to Longview where I worked, I had noticed the strain on my eyes trying to read the signs on the streets, the Interstate … <\/p>\n

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