Heading into my local opticians, I was booked in for a routine eye check.
I’d had no sight problems, but I hadn’t had an eye test since 2019.
So I decided it was time.
As a busy mum and grandma, taking care of my family – husband Scott, 54, children Ben, 35, Ashley, 34, Stephan, 31, Jessica, 29, and grandchildren Logan, five, and one-year-old Patrick – always took priority.
But on 21 October last year, I headed to my appointment and after the usual tests, I was sent into another room.
Putting my head into a device that looked like a toilet bowl, the optician flashed a light behind my eyes.
‘I’m going to refer you to the eye hospital for further tests,’ he told me. ‘I don’t believe you need glasses, but the hospital will be in touch in the next couple of weeks.’
