2020 won indeed. Holy fuck.
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Probably by first embracing, then assimilating Mastercard while simultaneously pushing away Visa
What a brilliant stroke of foresight it was that congress protected the 
people from such strong-arm practicesā¦ /s
And, what luck, we in 
are also soundly protectedā¦ 
Competition Bureau of Canada - Abuse of dominance
This whole kerfluffle must just be a quirk of the 
adjusting to the post-Brexit worldā¦
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Makes me think of Costco and their āwhich credit cards do we take this week?ā policy. Between a membership fee increase several years ago, combined with no longer accepting my credit card, it was an easy decision to let my membership lapse.
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Itās kind of a first world problem, but my keyboard has started to fail.
Iām having to copy and paste question marks.
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for macos* i use karabiner to work around my dead keys. ( nothing beats āenterā not working on your laptop 
ā but now thatās what right shift is for. )
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Was catching up on Samantha Beeās show and this report reminded me of the āKids for cashā case in PA*, only more widespread:
Her report left me wondering who owns these ācampsā and ātreatment centers.ā Someone other than the states where theyāre located must be profiting from this. That makes me give even more side-eye to personalities like Dr. Phil who engage in recommendations and referrals.
*TIL they let the judge in the case above out of jail early, too:
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/kids-cash-judge-released-prison-virus-concerns-71409814
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Huhā¦ so āHolesā wasnāt fiction after allā¦
Ms. Bee struggles to insert humour, but there is little humour to be found hereā¦ 
ā¦or noneā¦
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Fuck that.
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Today, my little girl (2 years, ten months) went to the eye doctor and they found cataracts on both of her eyes. Sheās going to need surgery and soon, which will require full body anaesthesia and a weeklong hospital stay. The doctor says itās very rare in children this age and could be a sign of Type I diabetesā¦
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Iām sorry to hear. I hope sheāll be fine soon & thereās no other worries.
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Fuck.
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On the upside, this isvery treatable. On the downside, that sucks for your daughter, and is terrifying for a parent. I am sorry for that, but glad they picked it up early.
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Thank you. It is very reassuring to hear that from an expert. I wasnāt at the eye appointment today, so all I know is secondhand from my wife.
Looking through the pamphlet they gave us is scary. I know itās a common procedure for adults, but now Iām going to need to keep a two-year old from touching her eyes for a weekā¦
I do have an update with some good news. The doctor pulled some strings (he was very insistent that this couldnāt wait a month) and got us an appointment at a very large childrenās hospital on December 1st. They are going to run some more thorough tests and either do the surgery then and there or set a date.
My poor little girl has never really seen before and we didnāt even notice until nowā¦
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Courage! As for keeping her hands away from her eyes, perhaps a version of the cone of shame? A big frilly ruff, for example. Not a cone, obviously, but there are inflatable collars and such.
And Buckminster Fuller long said that not having corrective lenses until he was 4 or 5 was essential to the connections he saw in the world.
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Iām so sorry to hear this. I know this is horribly stressful for you. Sending good vibes into the ether for you and your little one.
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Mittens might help.
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Iām so sorry to hear this. I hope her surgery goes well and there are no complications.
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Thatās rough. Iām sure parental guilt is trying to eat you alive. Itās hard so hard to know what is going on with a kid that young. Kids are incredibly adaptable though and the problem was caught early!
Swim goggles? Mittens or a gentle blindfold at night, as long as her docs say that is ok? Ask the docs and nurses when you get a chance, they should have some ideas.
Wishing your daughter a quick and thorough recovery.
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Thank you!
We were really beginning to suspect that she was developmentally disabled because she canāt use a spoon and has trouble with āWhatās this?ā or āBring me the red ball,ā so we didnāt even think to check her eyes until my sister back in the States suggested it.
Now that we know she has a problem with her eyes, thereās a sense of relief that her eyes can be fixed (though she will definitely need glasses). At the same time, itās really scary thinking and not knowing what could have caused thisā¦
Sheās as energetic and playful as ever, and sheās seeing things through a fog and thatās been normal for her up until nowā¦
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