The most challenging aspect of all this was not the itchy stitches or the nagging pain but the fact that I was forced to wear an eye patch for five weeks. I was reluctant to leave my house or to go anywhere else other than my job. Thankfully, I have people in my life that will not allow me to become a hermit crab. Despite my apprehension and the uneasiness, I felt with my eye patch, my friend Chantal took me out one night after work. She encouraged me to do so because she was not going to allow some eye patch stop me from being the vibrant person that I usually am.
She alongside many amazing co-works made me feel the most comfortable I have ever felt while wearing an eye patch. I cannot put into words how thankful I am to work alongside individuals that genuinely care about me and my well being. Now that I think about it, it was very silly of me to have been so nervous my first day back to work after surgery. The first thing my manager did after stopping an entire meeting because I walked into the room, was to tell me that I had reports due! To some people that may have been off-putting, but to me that was the best thing she could have done because it made me realize that the eye patch had not changed anything about me. I was still me; I just happen to be wearing an accessory that was covering my right eye!
I dedicate this post to my CCTB family. Thank you, guys.
