GOOD FOR YOU

On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 1:47 AM, hopefordyslexia
<no_reply@yahoogroups.com>wrote:

>
>
> I don't have the words to adequately express my thanks to everyone who
> responded to my question and posted your answers on how you know when you
> have found the right filter color. I took all of your answers with me
> yesterday when I went for my tint recheck and, using all of the knowledge
> you shared, I found the right filter color. The one I was wearing was the
> same color, just one shade darker. It helped with my vision problems but did
> not help with the neurological problems like my older Irlen filter color had
> done in the past. As soon as I got the correct Irlen filters, I began to
> see, feel and hear immediate and dramatic improvement. I am so happy!!
> Thanks to all of you.
> Robin
>
> --- In
glimmercoloredfilterglasses@yahoogroups.com<glimmercoloredfilterglasses%40yahoog\
roups.com>,
> "heather_s162000" <heather.selby@...> wrote:
> >
> > yes it was really hard, not knowing what was wrong. thinking it was just
> a normal thing. i am very happy that i do have a mom that is so persistent.
> i know a lot of people dont have moms like mine and are still dealing with
> lights, so im happy i found out later rather than not at all what was
> different about me.
> >
> > --- In
glimmercoloredfilterglasses@yahoogroups.com<glimmercoloredfilterglasses%40yahoog\
roups.com>,
> hopefordyslexia <no_reply@> wrote:
> > >
> > > It's wonderful that your mom was persistent and you finally got
> diagnosed and got your glasses and Irlen filters. It must have been really
> hard to get through life before you got help. I know it was for me. The
> first thing that hit me when I was diagnosed was that so many people there
> had always had to deal with the symptoms and disabilites caused by severe
> light sensitivity. I was blessed in that at least I had the advantage of
> knowing this wasn't "normal" for me and being able to quickly recognize the
> filters that made my vision better again.
> > > I wear my filters all of the time too. Without them, I can't function.
> > >
> > > --- In
glimmercoloredfilterglasses@yahoogroups.com<glimmercoloredfilterglasses%40yahoog\
roups.com>,
> "heather_s162000" <heather.selby@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > thats interesting how you now have irlen from an injury. i was born
> with it. it got passed down from my dad. but im more severe than he is and
> we have different colors. i had to deal with it up till the summer before
> 9th grade. my mom and i must have gone to like 3 doctors a week for months
> trying to figure out what was wrong. but my mom finaly read an artical about
> a girl graduating from a local high school that has it and my mom knew i had
> the same thing as her. we got an appointment and ive been wearing my glasses
> ever since. the only place ill take them off is my room where its really
> dark.
> > > >
> > > > --- In
glimmercoloredfilterglasses@yahoogroups.com<glimmercoloredfilterglasses%40yahoog\
roups.com>,
> hopefordyslexia <no_reply@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > It is really nice to find friends like you who understand. It is
> wonderfully comforting to know that we can have friends to ask questions of
> and share things with and help one another to have a better life.
> > > > > Sometimes it takes such an extremely long process just to find
> answers that help us cope with the problems we encounter in life. People who
> haven't experienced these things often just don't understand.
> > > > > My problems started with an injury that changed my life. All of the
> best doctors at a prestigious University medical hospital said that the
> damage was permanent and the was no help for it. After several years, a
> literacy librarian shared information with me about the Irlen Institute. The
> doctors didn't believe that it would help and talked me out of going for a
> whole year even though they admitted they could do nothing to solve 95% of
> my vision problems.
> > > > > Finally, I was desperate enough to go to the Irlen Institute in
> spite of the doctors, hoping that the colored filters would help relieve
> some of my vision problems. I never dreamed that they would help with the
> pain, dysfunction and neurological problems I was experiencing until I got
> my first overlays. They worked so well, I couldn't wait to get filters put
> on my glasses. From the first moment I put the fitered glasses on, I knew I
> just experienced a miracle. My eyes worked together again! I got my depth
> perception back! My vision was finally normal again. The horrible,
> constantly changing distortions stopped. Within just an hour, my whole
> system started settling down. My permanent headache went away. I stopped
> shaking uncontrollably and my system settled down and I could do things I
> hadn't been able to do in years. I know if I hadn't gotten the help that
> only the filters were able to provide, I wouldn't have made it this far.
> > > > > This time I learned that some filter colors are good enough to help
> with the vision problems, but sadly don't help with the neurological
> problems. That is what I am experiencing with my current filter color and
> that is why your I asked for others to share their experiences. I am so
> thankful.
> > > > > I do have other questions, but I have to go to dinner now. I hope
> to be able to talk to you more later.
> > > > > Have a wonderful weekend.
> > > > > Robin
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In
glimmercoloredfilterglasses@yahoogroups.com<glimmercoloredfilterglasses%40yahoog\
roups.com>,
> "heather_s162000" <heather.selby@> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I am glad to hear that i can help you. feel free to send me an
> email if you would like to talk more, come up with more questions, or just
> willing to make a new friend that has gone through somthing simular. my
> email adderess is "patchesandhems@"
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- In
glimmercoloredfilterglasses@yahoogroups.com<glimmercoloredfilterglasses%40yahoog\
roups.com>,
> hopefordyslexia <no_reply@> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thank you for being so open and sharing your experience and
> your insights. I really appreciate getting to know what others are going
> through and have learned a lot. I didn't know that other people had simular
> struggles. Knowing that makes me feel less tense about the difficulties my
> problems cause and I think I will be able to be more at ease next time. I
> won't feel so stressed out if I have trouble since I now know I am not the
> only one who has to take time and repeat the process in order to get the
> best color match.
> > > > > > > Thanks for explaining about the color issues too. They have
> tried to explain the color change issue to me, but your description finally
> made it make sense.
> > > > > > > Thank you so much.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --- In
glimmercoloredfilterglasses@yahoogroups.com<glimmercoloredfilterglasses%40yahoog\
roups.com>,
> "heather_s162000" <heather.selby@> wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > i understand what you mean. i've always brought my mom and
> she kind of watches. there have been several times where i have to put my
> head down for 5 or 10 minutes then start the testing again. if im geting
> more iritaited i need to stop and then try again...
> > > > > > > > also if the color is changing the way you see things like
> blue is still not blue or if things that dont normaly have a red tint start
> having red added to their color then the color is wrong. you dont want it to
> change the color of things around you. the tint is just suppose to make you
> more cofterable and more relaxed so you can read and see easyer. for me my
> colors are light blue with a couple dark shades of gray. at one point even
> when we didnt add any red when it got too dark the things around me started
> to have a reder tint. so we had to lighten it a bit.
> > > > > > > > dont be afraid to speak up. if you dont know if its good or
> not. try somthing else and you can always go back to it.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > --- In
glimmercoloredfilterglasses@yahoogroups.com<glimmercoloredfilterglasses%40yahoog\
roups.com>,
> hopefordyslexia <no_reply@> wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > That is really good advice. I know from experience that
> it's true. It's just hard for me to get in touch with that stuff since I
> have spent so many years trying to block out what is happening with my body
> so I can just keep functioning. During testing, I can sense the colors that
> make things way worse and communicate that. Some colors improve my vision
> and help my eyes to work together, some don't and some make it worse. It's
> the process of narrowing down the choices on the better colors to those that
> help best with my neurological problems that gets hard. I usually have to
> have someone else watch me during the testing procedure and see if they can
> tell what will work by outward signs of relaxation versus tension or tremors
> and whether my reading, speech and coordination improve or get worse with
> the different colors. With some colors I speak more fluidly, others slow
> everything down but I am so focused on the process of speaking or reading
> that it is hard for me to monitor myself.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > --- In
glimmercoloredfilterglasses@yahoogroups.com<glimmercoloredfilterglasses%40yahoog\
roups.com>,
> "heather_s162000" <heather.selby@> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > you will know when the color is right for you when your
> body relaxes more. when your head doesnt hurt looking through them. dont
> think to much just let your body tell you what feels good looking through
> them. some you wont be able to tell but the person helping you will help you
> through it. at first they might need to screen you mutiple times and you
> might need to go back several times to change the color but once you got the
> color that works for you there might be only tini changes as your body
> changes as you get older year to year.
> > > > > > > > > > but basicly to answer your question on how you will know.
> once you start testing and looking through the colors some colors will make
> your head hurt more and some will relax you. go with what relaxes you.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > --- In
glimmercoloredfilterglasses@yahoogroups.com<glimmercoloredfilterglasses%40yahoog\
roups.com>,
> hopefordyslexia <no_reply@> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Can any of you who wear Irlen filters explain how you
> know when you have gotten the best color(s) to reduce or eliminate your
> problems?
> > > > > > > > > > > Any insights would be greatly appreciated.
> > > > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance for taking the time to read my
> message and respond.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
>
>



--
To the world you are only one person,but to that one person you are the
world.


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]