I Can See Clearly Now
It was the best of Sundays. It was the worst of Sundays. Let’s just start all of this by prefacing that I was still groggy from sleep – and that I was rushing. Let’s also conclude that, prior to further discussion, accidents happen. And accidents are, by definition, not on purpose. They are also, by their very own nature, generally a result of some act of carelessness. And so it came to be that, while hurriedly putting in eye drops, I instead put anti-fungus cream drops into my right eye. The result was an instantaneous pain so excruciating that it rivaled, in no particular order, my: (1) C-section (2) VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean) (3) Several cosmetic surgeries on various parts of my body (4) Several medical...