Name
Marlene Klein
Born
7/10/46
Home
Commack, New York
Diagnosis
Macular Degeneration
Eyes Affected
Both
Eye Color
Brown
Age at Diagnosis
54
Treatment
Nothing yet.
Prognosis or Current State of
Vision
I have my vision, but, it is difficult focusing at a distance.
Family History
My dad who is 87 has dry and stopped driving 5 years ago, my Mom who is 81 has dry in 1 eye and wet in the other.
Impact on My Life
I was not told I have x amount of time to live, so I am going to live until I die.....hopefully not for another 100 years.
Positive Effects
I want to put a firecracker under the publics rears and make them more aware of what retinal diseases are.
Working
Employed on a full time basis, and, underpaid, to say the least. I am a household engineer (better know as a wife & mother).
More About Me
My husband and I knew each other for 3 weeks, and he asked me to marry him. He was shipped to Viet Nam in Sept of 1968. I met him in Hawaii in May, and we got married there. It has been 35 wonderful years, but it only seems like yesterday. We have 3 beautiful daughters, all still living at home. (We must be doing somthing right or wrong depending on who's looking at it.) I am happy with life, and I love to help people.
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