Thank you for your response. Since I last wrote, I think my
mother is more understanding. I believe she thought she was trying to
protect me from a con artist. I think she spoke to my diagnostician
over the phone and is now more comfortable with the process.
Your assumption that I do not drive because of my seizures is
correct, but only partially. I have tried to drive before. It is
impossible for me to do more than one thing at a time. I become
overwhelmed, and I can't concentrate anymore. I start to drift off
the road or into another lane and don't realize it.
My parents probably wouldn't notice that the lenses help with my
seizures because I always have my seizures while sitting under
fluorescent lights; most of them occur while I'm at school, and they
are usually simple partial seizures. I usually don't tell anyone
about them. I must say that my parent's ignorance of this is my
fault.





--- In glimmercoloredfilterglasses@yahoogroups.com, "Val"
<poetic_pets@...> wrote:
>
> My parents and most of my friends still think this is a scam. My
> parents are opening up a bit more though after the second year when
I
> got my filters because they can see me doing better with depth
> perception and reading. I still have friends that try to show me
that
> Wal-Mart can tint glasses to (in all of 5 glorious colors!).
>
> Is it at all possible for you to get some type of job to pay for the
> glasses? I guess I am lucky in that after the first year I do not
> have to pay for any more eye exams, just the tint re-checks (I can't
> get prescription lenses because I cannot correctly read the eye
chart
> so I end up with lenses that are far too powerful). Still, it cost
me
> $700 total this last time for just the recheck and 2 pairs of
glasses
> (indoor and outdoor). But if that was the only thing you had to pay
> for and didn't have bills, earning $700 isn't too hard. You could
> probably even get a small job at the school during the hours you are
> already stuck there (I'm assuming you don't drive because of the
> seizures?).
>
> I am amazed though that you parents wouldn't notice if the glasses
> were even helping with seizures. I think that if I had seizures and
> anything reduced them, my parents would definitely be happy and
notice
> the benefit. But I could be wrong, my parents are not generally
> supportive.
>
> I would suggest though, that you show your mom some of the YouTube
> videos that are up about Irlen syndrome. Maybe seeing other people,
> espeically parents, would help her to see that you're not faking
this,
> that this is not a scam.
>
>
> Hope that helps!
>
> Valerie
>
>
>
> --- In glimmercoloredfilterglasses@yahoogroups.com,
> "frenchhornplayer19" <frenchhornplayer19@> wrote:
> >
> > I am due for an Irlen tint check soon. Before I can go, I
have to
> > pay $100 for an eye exam, and then I have to get a new frame,
which
> > will cost about the same or a little more. The tint check costs
$150
> > plus shipping and changes that have to be made to my color. In
the past
> > two to three months, I have noticed some of my symptoms
returning; I
> > will probably need a few modifications.
> > I might be wrong, but I think that my mother isn't very
> > supportive. She seems to think that it is a scam, and that I am
being
> > taken advantage of. I got my first pair of Irlen lenses last
year, and
> > she was resistant then as well. I thought it would be easier this
time
> > after she saw how I benefited from them, but she seems more
resistant
> > now. She doesn't understand why I have to go back every year. I
have
> > tried to answer her questions, but I don't seem to be doing a
very good
> > job at it. I'm tired of this battle of the wills, and wonder if I
will
> > have to go through this every year.
> > This past year, I have experinced a significant reduction in
> > distortions, headaches, and a dramatic reduction in seizure
activity. I
> > don't want to go back to the way it was before. Can anyone offer
any
> > advice to help me make her understand?
> >
>