It has taken me quite a while to come round to posting about this, as much arguing and bickering that goes on here I have seen it work as a place to come and ask for advice/help anonymously countless times.
About this time last year my dad (66) began having issues with his sight, after numerous trips and stays at Walsgrave with no results or prognosis offered he was transferred to QE in Birmingham and on Christmas Eve 2015 he was told that he had 2 very small tumours near/on his sinus'. After undergoing radiotherapy we were told the good news in Feb/March time that the radiotherapy had killed (not sure if that s the medical term) one of the tumours and had got the second under control, which was almost the best news we could have asked for.
In the months following his eyesight has deteriorated and due to the nature/area of the tumours they have effected the nerves to his eyes and he has been told not to expect his eyesight to improve past what he has now, he can make out outlines of shapes within a certain range but cannot see any detail.
We have begun as a family to try to help him get back as much of his life as possible, a keen golfer, a City season ticket holder and a pretty sociable bloke before the illness I am really struggling for ideas on how to help him fill his time and make the most of life.
So I suppose my question is, do you know of anybody who has gone through a similar thing?
What kind of activities are there out there for blind people? I have googled and searched the internet obviously as a first port of call but this only really seems to bring back activities which are beyond a 66 year old man.
Does anyone know if City offer any sort of match day experience for blind people? I always remember being sat in the home end at Scunthorpe and seeing a bloke there who had his headphones plugged into a socket in the ground where he listened to the commentary from the local radio station whilst sat in the stand, if they have that kind of facility at Glanford park surely the Ricoh must offer something, I have emailed them and I'm awaiting a reply.
Any hints or tips would be greatly appreciated, the months where he was going through his treatment were tough but at least when that was going on you knew that you were moving in the right direction, now that the treatment has stopped and it is a case of the day to day in the new circumstances, this is starting to prove the most difficult part mentally, not just for him but for the family.
Many thanks in advance!
About this time last year my dad (66) began having issues with his sight, after numerous trips and stays at Walsgrave with no results or prognosis offered he was transferred to QE in Birmingham and on Christmas Eve 2015 he was told that he had 2 very small tumours near/on his sinus'. After undergoing radiotherapy we were told the good news in Feb/March time that the radiotherapy had killed (not sure if that s the medical term) one of the tumours and had got the second under control, which was almost the best news we could have asked for.
In the months following his eyesight has deteriorated and due to the nature/area of the tumours they have effected the nerves to his eyes and he has been told not to expect his eyesight to improve past what he has now, he can make out outlines of shapes within a certain range but cannot see any detail.
We have begun as a family to try to help him get back as much of his life as possible, a keen golfer, a City season ticket holder and a pretty sociable bloke before the illness I am really struggling for ideas on how to help him fill his time and make the most of life.
So I suppose my question is, do you know of anybody who has gone through a similar thing?
What kind of activities are there out there for blind people? I have googled and searched the internet obviously as a first port of call but this only really seems to bring back activities which are beyond a 66 year old man.
Does anyone know if City offer any sort of match day experience for blind people? I always remember being sat in the home end at Scunthorpe and seeing a bloke there who had his headphones plugged into a socket in the ground where he listened to the commentary from the local radio station whilst sat in the stand, if they have that kind of facility at Glanford park surely the Ricoh must offer something, I have emailed them and I'm awaiting a reply.
Any hints or tips would be greatly appreciated, the months where he was going through his treatment were tough but at least when that was going on you knew that you were moving in the right direction, now that the treatment has stopped and it is a case of the day to day in the new circumstances, this is starting to prove the most difficult part mentally, not just for him but for the family.
Many thanks in advance!
