Homebound Textile Artist

Hello, its good to meet you.

My story is very simple.  I had a brain tumor in the center of my brain (in my left side's amygdala/hippocampal region).   The tumor was benign (thank G-d) but it sat there for at least 30 years, causing me enough grief with the epileptic seizures, it also shut OFF my appetite & gave me problems breathing.

At about 41 years old, it was bad enough, I had to get laser surgery which removed the tumor completely, but basically un-plugged the right side of my body (leg, arm/hand/fingers)


 It took me a couple of years to regain use of my body (as well as I could) but my eyesight is still confusing.

In the surgery, something happened to me to lose the right side of each eye's vision..  I have "right homonymous hemianopsia" (say that 3 times fast!) .... For the left side of each eye, I see just fine, the right half is nothing but black.  I have walked into so many doors, chairs, stepped on my bunny, (it isn't even funny!) but like the other problems from the surgery, its okay, I make adjustments & move on..


I am homebound.  This is my life, but I'm okay with this.   I do have plans though.  They includue taking my talents of weaving & needlepoint to make projects for sale to clients (i.e. weave them wall-hangings, dishcloths, headcovering scarves, etc.) & I am also doing work with a "pattern maker" on my computer which helps me to feed the program pictures which I then edit to  convert into cross-stitch patterns or kits to offer for sale.  This is where i need your help.

Over time I hope to purchase a new scanner, printer & hopefully replace my computer one day (its not very reliable).   I also wish to be able to buy new threads for my weaving projects, as needed.

Whatever you can do to help me, donate to me, will be much apprecited.

If you want to contact me via a private address: [email redacted] (dot) com

You can see my weaving projects at Weavolution:  http://weavolution.com/?q=user/5194/projects

You can learn about Hemianopsia at this link:
http://www.hemianopsia.net/symptomschecklist/