X Number of Days of Being Blind and Deaf

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Dear Readers,

My name is Ana-Maria, and I am Catalina’s older sister. I am the person that has been posting on her behalf for the past months.

What happened to Catalina was a life changing event for everyone in our family. It was very hard in the beginning, we were clueless about everything. But, slowly, we began to adjust and managed to bring an ounce  of normality in our life and , especially, in Catalina’s life.  The fact that she began to hear has saved her…the more her hearing began to heal, the easiest it became for her to cope with the ordeal of being in darkness.

I want to show everyone that people can overcome anything, if they have the right care and emotional support.  I wish to start a photo diary called “X Number of Days of Being Blind and Partially Deaf” – each day I will post a photo of  Catalina highlighting moments of her struggle to have a normal life. I want this to be her legacy and when she recovers and watches this project, I want her to see how brave and strong she was.

United,  people are strong !

Day 1: 25 Aug 2014 – “Daily Dose of Medicine”
Day 2: 26 Aug 2014 – “Good Morning!”
Day 3: 27 Aug 2014 – “Some Morning Stretches
Day 4: 28 Aug 2014 – “Attempts at Meditation”
Day 5: 29 Aug 2014 – “Morning Snack”
Day 6: 30 Aug 2014 – “Welcome Back, Mom!”
Day 7: 31 Aug 2014 – “Light Workout”
Day 8: 1 Sep 2014- “In High Spirits
Day 9: 2 Sep 2014 – “Me and My Aunt”
Day 10: 3 Sep 2014 – “My Dose of Aww”
Day 11: 4 Sep 2014 – “Just Relaxing”
Day 12: 5 Sep 2014 – “Practicing Writing”
Day 13: 6 Sep 2014 – “Cuddling with Mom”
Day 14: 7 Sep 2014 – “Family Time”
Day 15: 8 Sep 2014 – “Feeling Happy”
Day 16: 9 Sep 2014 – “Lunch Time”
Day 17: 10 Sep 2014 – “Arguing about Holden Caulfield with My Sister”
Day 18: 11 Sep 2014 – “Hearing Test – On the Phone”
Day 19: 12 Sep 2014 – “Walking”
Day 20: 13 Sep 2014 – “Feeling…amused :)”
Day 21: 14 Sep 2014 – “Brushing My Teeth…one of the few things I can do by myself”
Day 22: 15 Sep 2014 – “Inside – Out”
Day 23: 16 Sep 2014 – “Talking about a dream she had”
Day 24: 17 Sep 2014 – “Sad:(“
Day 25: 18 Sep 2014 – “I am right in front of her and she can’t see me”
Day 26: 19 Sep 2014 – “Trying to remember things about crocheting”
Day 27: 20 Sep 2014 – “Good Morning”
Day 28: 21 Sep 2014 – “This was Catalina’s face when I told her about the movie The Maze Runner…by the way, that was my reaction, too”
Day 29: 22 Sep 2014 – “Sleeping like a baby”
Day 30: 23 Sep 2014 – “Catalina is having a walk with Pufi:) “
Day 31: 24 Sep 2014 -“That’s the face she makes when she knows I’am right”
Day 32: 25 Sep 2014 – “Talking with Dad”
Day 33: 26 Sep 2014 – “I simply adore her sleeping face”
Day 34: 27 Sep 2014 – “Feeling like fooling around a it :) “
Day 35: 28 Sep 2014 – “Family Reunion”
Day 36: 29 Sep 2014 – “Still a baby”
Day 37: 30 Sep 2014 – “Mom comforting Catalina because she can’t crochet so well”
Day 38: 1 Oct 2014 – “The Pile of Meds is going down”
Day 39: 2 Oct 2014 “Little Feet”
Day 40: 3 Oct 2014 – “Sad :(“
Day 41: 4 Oct 2014 – “Catalina teaching Mom about the Tunisians Techniques”
Day 42: 5 Oct 2014 – “Catalina and Pufi, they are together all the time, as of late”
Day 43: 6 Oct 2014 – “The Vegetable Juice was the Culprit :)”
Day 44: 7 Oct 2014 – “Pufi is getting a Massage”
Day 45: 8 Oct 2014 – “Treating a small Wound on my Toe Nails”
Day 46: 9 oct 2014 – “That little Paw feels sooo Good”
Day 47: 10 Oct 2014 – “Bad Hair”
Day 48: 11 Oct 2014 – “Down with a Cold”
Day 49: 12 Oct 2014 – :Day Two of being Down with a Cold”
Day 50: 14 Oct 2014 – “A Breath of Fresh Air”
Day 51: 15 Oct 2014 – “Feeling better with Pufi”
Day 52: 16 Oct 2014 – “”Break” after some “Work-Out” :)”
Day 53: 17 Oct 2014 – “Dreaming about the Past”
Day 54: 18 Oct 2014 – “Cheese :)”
Day 55: 19 Oct 2014 – “A warm Cup of Tea”
Day 56: 20 Oct 2014 – “Being outside makes me tired”
Day 57: 21 Oct 2014 – “Like my new Eyes?”
Day 58: 22 Oct 2014 – “Script trial for a Post by Catalina”
Day 59: 24 Oct 2014 – “Hands off The Grapes”
Day 60: 25 Oct 2014 – “Hello, Dad! How are you? Catalina here!
Day 61: 26 Oct 2014 – “Reunion with an Old Friend”
Day 62: 27 Oct 2014 – “First Time at a Typing Machine…it was really exciting”
Day 63: 28 Oct 2014 – “Dining out at “La Placinte”, Bucharest
Day 64: 29 Oct 2014 – “Tantica, Catalina’s new Furry Friend”
Day 65: 30 ct 2014 – “Waiting at JIKO Clinic for alternative therapy”
Day 66: 31 Oct 2014 – “Trying some Dried Fig Shake at Satya Restaurant, Bucharest”
Day 67: November the 1st, 2014 – “Playing some sort of Tibetan Instrument for Meditation”
Day 68: November the 2nd, 2014 – “It’s been a long time since I felt grass with my bare feet”
Day 69: November the 3rd, 2014 – “Venetian Mask”
Day 70: November the 4th,2014 – “Longing”
Day 71: November the 5th, 2014 – “Dear Tree, It’s been a long time!”
Day 72: November the 6th, 2014 – “Hey, no time no…hear, Corina!”
Day 73: November the 7th, 2014 – “Having a “What have you been up to?” moment”
Day 74: November the 8th, 2014 – “Gift from Mom – a crocheted jacket and hat”
Day 75: November the 10th, 2014 – “Morning Exercise”
Day 76: November the 11th, 2014 – “Lonely”
Day 77: November the 11th, 2014 – “Hey, Mom! I feel like laughing for some reason”
Day 78: November the 12th, 2014 – “Difficult Day”
Day 79: November the 13th, 2014 – “Mirror Reflection”
Day 80: November the 14th, 2014 – “Trying to reach the door”
Day 81: November the 15th, 2014 – “Felt sleepy all weekend”
Day 82: November the 16th, 2014 – “Cheeese!”
Day 83: November the 17th, 2014 – “I survived a car trip in Bucharest”
Day 84: November the 18th, 2014 – “Walk in Herastrau Park, Bucharest”
Day 85: November the 19th, 2014 – ‘A good day”
Day 86: November the 20th, 2014 – “Sometimes I feel invisible when people talk around me”
Day 87: November the 21st, 2014 – “Exercise”
Day 88: November the 22nd, 2014 – “Saturday night fever”
Day 89: November the 23rd, 2014 – “Raw salmon with soy sauce and wasabi :)”
Day 90: Nov 24, 2014 – “Good morning new week”
Day 91: Nov 25th, 2014 – “This is as far as I can bend, seriously.”
Day 92: Nov 26th, 2014 – “Feeling super great”
Day 93: Nov 27th, 2014 – “Little Eskimo”
Day 94: Nov 28th, 2014 – “Snack Time”
Day 95: Nov 29th, 2014 – “Thinking”
Day 96: Nov 30th, 2014 – “Cute cat wants some snack, too”
Day 97: Dec 1st, 2014 – “Dancing finger”
Day 98: Dec 2nd, 2014 – “Hey, Mister Snowman, it’s been 10 years!”
Day 99: Dec 3rd, 2014 – “Just chillin'”
Day 100: Dec 4th, 2014 – “Can you see me?”
Day 101: Dec 5th, 2014 – “Hi five, Pufi!”
Day 102: Dec 6th, 2014 – “Welcome back, Cati!”
Day 103: Dec 7th, 2014 – “Warm hug from Grandma”
Day 104: Dec 8th, 2014 – “Can’t stand socks in any weather”
Day 105: Dec 9th, 2014 – “No comment today”
Day 106: Dec 10th,2014 – “Sad”
Day 107: Dec 11th,2014 – “Wish I could read them all”
Day 108: Dec 12th, 2014 – “Out for a walk on the Danube bank”
Day 109: Dec 14th, 2014 – “Back to my dear bracelet”
Day 110: Dec 15th, 2014 – “Up the stairs”
Day 111: Dec 16th, 2014 – “Recharging my emotional batteries”
Day 112: Dec 17th, 2014 – “Brainstorming ideas for a new crochet project”
Day 115: Dec 20th, 2014 – “One stair at a time”
Day 116: Dec 21st, 2014 – “Me, Pufi and The Bench on the Danube River”
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Day 119: Dec 24th, 2014 – “Welcome, Christmas!”
Day 118: Dec 23rd, 2014 – “Can’t hear you”
Day 120: Dec 25th, 2014 – “Merry Christmas”
Day 121: Dec 26th, 2014 – “One year ago”
Day 122: Dec 27th, 2014 – “Fluffy pants”
Day 123: Dec 28th, 2014 – “Paws in the snow”
Day 124: Dec 29th, 2014 – “Winter has come”
Day 125: Dec 30th, 2014 – “Gazing into nothingness”
Day 126: Dec 31st, 2014 – “Hell, Dear Friends: Happy New Year!”
Day 127: Jan 1st, 2015 – “This is my dislike face”
Day 128: Jan 2nd, 2015 – “Mother’s warm embrace”
Day 129: Jan 3rd, 2015 – “Slept like a baby”
Day 130: Jan 4th, 2015 – “View from a new room”
Day 131: Jan 5th, 2015 – “Enjoying some hot tea”
Day 132: Jan 6th, 2015 – “The many smiles of Catalina”
Day 133: Jan 7th, 2015 – “The many smiles of Catalina”
Day 134: Jan 8th, 2015 – “Bird nest”
Day 135: Jan 9th, 2015 – “Smoothie in a jar”
Day 136: Jan 10th, 2015 – “Muscle spasm”
Day 137: January 11th, 2015 – ” Trip to the Hospital”
Day 138: January 12th, 2015 – “Good Morning”
Day 139: January 13th, 2015 – “Surprised”
day 140: Jan 14th, 2015 – “Relax”
Day 141: January 15th, 2015 – “You will see!”
Day 142: January 16th, 2015 – “Inner Peace”
Day 143: January 17th, 2015 – “Letting go”
Day 144: January 18th, 2015 – “Anger”
Day 145: January 19th, 2015 – “Sleeping”
Day 146: January 20th, 2015 – “Exercising”
Day 147: January 21st, 2015 – “Pain”
Day 148: January 22nd, 2015 – “Self Therapy”
Day 149: January 23rd, 2015 – “Me, Myself”
Day 150: January 24th, 2015 – “Just relaxing”
Day 151: January 25th, 2015 – “Just chillin’ “
Day 152: January 26th, 2015 – “Chillin’ again”
Day 153: January 27th, 2015 – “Fooling around”
Day 154: January 28th, 2015 – “Rest, Rest, Rest”
Day 155: January 29th, 2015 – “My Dose of Cuteness”
Day 156: January 30th, 2015 – “Family Reunion”
Day 157: January 31st, 2015 – “Sleep some more”
Day 158: February 1st, 2015 – “Not a Kid anymore”
Day 159: February 2nd, 2015 – “Anybody there?”
Day 160: February 3rd, 2015 – “Not talking to you”
Day 161: February 4th, 2015 – “I am ok”
Day 162: February 5th, 2015 – ” Filming snapshot”
Day 163: February 6th, 2015 – “Started using the phone again”
Day 164: February 7h, 2015 – “First time making the Bed after 15 Months”
Day 165: February 8th, 2015 – “Some Morning Exercise”
Day 166: February 9th, 2015 – “Laying face down”
Day 167: February 10th, 2015 – “Hello!”
Day 168: February 11th, 2015 – “First Omelette in 16 Months”
Day 169: February 12th, 2015 – “Relearning to make a Phone Call”
Day 170: February 13th, 2015 – “Miss you Me”
Day 171: Febraury 14th, 2015 – “Checking for Buggers”
Day 172: February 15th, 2015 – ” Mother Daughter Moment”
Day 173: February 16th, 2015 – “Seeing mom to the Train Station”
Day 174: February 17th, 2015 – “Writing again”
Day 175: February 18th, 2015 – “Breath of fresh Air”
Day 176: February 19th, 2015 – “Trying to sit on my Tip Toes”
Day 177: February 20th, 2015 – “Spiritual Healing”
Day 178: February 21st, 2015 – “Back to Nature”
Day 179: February 22nd, 2015 – “Enjoying some favorite Songs”
Day 180: February 23rd, 2015 – “Thinking”
Day 181: February 24th, 2015 – “Image Training for Upcoming Trip to the Mountains”
Day 182: February 25th, 2015 – “Listening to music”
Day 183: February 26th, 2015 – “Time to socialize”
Day 184: February 27th, 2015 – “On the Train”
Day 185: February 28th, 2015 – “Adventures from the Trip”
Day 186: March 1st, 2015 – “Among the scattered Leaves”
Day 187: March 2nd, 2015 – “Feeling down”
Day 188: March 3rd, 2015 – “Smoothie Time”
Day 189: March 4th, 2015 – “Feeling lethargic”
Day 190: March 5th, 2015 – “Feeling parched”
Day 191: March 6th, 2015 – “Feeling like a Child again”
Day 192: March 7th, 2015 – “Destination: The Door”
Day 193: March 8th, 2015 – “Hello, Mother Earth”
Day 194: March 9th, 2015 – “Back, front, inside, outside?”
Day 195: March 10th, 2015 – “Funny Sleeping Positions”
Day 196: March 11th, 2015 – “Preparations for a walk”
Day 197: March 12th, 2015 – “Checking for Leftovers”
Day 198: March 13rd, 2015 – “Piano Lessons”
Day 199: 14th, 2015 – “Mudras”
Day 200: March 15th, 2015 – “Morning Fever”
Day 201: March 16th, 2015 – “Socializing”
Day 202: March 17th, 2015 – “More Mudras”
Day 203: March 18th, 2015 – “Self Therapy”
Day 204: March 19th, 2015 – “Sign Language”
Day 205: March 20th, 2015 – “Recharging my Batteries”
Day 206: March 21st, 2015 – “Are you talking to me?”
Day 207: March 22nd, 2015 – “Reunion with the little Yorkie”
Day 208: March 23rd, 2015 – “On the Balcony”
Day 209: March 24th, 2015 – “Up for some Kitchen Chores”
Day 210: March 25th, 2015 – “On a Walk by the River”
Day 211: March 26th, 2015 – “My Dose of Vitamin D”
Day 212: March 27th, 2015 – “Explaining the Things I’m feeling”
Day 213: March 28th, 2015 – “My Dose of Happiness”
Day 214: March 29th, 2015 – “Dear, Books, I miss reading you.”
Day 215: March 30th, 2015 – “Sign Language”
Day 216: March 31st, 2015 – “Sign Language, round 2”
Day 217: April 1st, 2015 – “Sharing things we like”
Day 218: April 2nd, 2015 – “Putting on Headphones”
Day 219: April 3rd, 2015 – “Bonding with Dad through Writing”
Day 220: April 4th, 2015 – “Outside”
Day 221: April 5th, 2015 – “Together”
Day 222: April 6th, 2015 – “1,2,3…”
Day 223: April 7th, 2015 – “Awkward Sleeping Positions”
Day 224: April 8th, 2015 – “Enjoying a good Audiobook”
Day 225: April 9th, 2015 – “Fresh out of the Bath”
Day 226: April 10th, 2015 – “Profile”
Day 227: April 11th, 2015 – “Yummy”
Day 228: April 12th, 2015 – “Gazing”
Day 229: April 13th, 2015: “At the Farm”
Day 230: April 14th, 2015: “Chillin’ with Pufi”
Day 231: April 15th, 2015 – “Funny Story”
Day 232: April 16th, 2015 – “Remembering the Feeling of Typing”
Day 233: April 17th, 2015 – “Fierce Bodyguard”
Day 234: April 18th, 2015 – “Close up”
Day 235: April 19th, 2015 – “Getting some Rest”
Day 236: April 20th, 2015 – “Sulking”
Day 237: April 21st, 2015 – “Strawberry Smoothie”
day 238: April 22nd, 2015 – “Getting in the Car”
Day 229: April 23rd, 2015 – “The Bed is ready”
day 240: April 24th, 2015 – “Chatting”
Day 241: April 25th, 2015 – “It’s warming up”
Day 242: April 26th, 2015 – “Lost in Thoughts”
Day 243: April 27th, 2015 – “What!?”
Day 244: April 28th, 2015 – “Shopping”
Day 245: April 29th, 2015 – “Comforting Mom”
Day 246: April 30th, 2015 – “Reconnecting with my Stash of Crochet Hooks”
Day 247: May 1st, 2015: “Surprise”
Day 248: May 2nd, 2015 -“Sleeping”
Day 249: May 3rd, 2015 – “Pufi, is that you?”
Day 250: May 4th, 2015 – “Folding Paper”
Day 251: May 5th, 2015 – “Beautification Process”
Day 252: May 6th, 2015 – “Playing the Virtual Piano”
Day 253: May 7th, 2015 – “Practicing Writing”
Day 254: May 8th, 2015 – “Pain”
Day 255: May 9th, 2015 – “Epiphany”
Day 256: May 10th, 2015 – “Hey, little paw!
Day 257: May 11th, 2015 – “Almost there”
Day 258: May 12th, 2015 – “I feel you, little one!”
day 259: May 13th, 2015 – “Enjoying some Salad”
Day 260: May 14th, 2015 – “Talking about Stuff”
Day 261: May 15th, 2015 – “Self – healing”
Day 262: May 16th, 2015 – “Trying to help”
Day 263: May 17th, 2015 – “On the Road again”
day 264: May 18th, 2015 – “At the Movies for Blind People”
Day 265: May 19th, 2015 – “Anti Noise Gear”
Day 266: May 20th, 2015 – “Having a bad day”
Day 267: May 21st, 2015 – “Breath of fresh Air”
Day 268: May 22nd, 2015 – “On the Grass”
Day 269: May 23rd, 2015 – “Summer has come”
Day 270: May 24th, 2015 – “Finger Play”
Day 271: May 25th, 2015 – “Brushing my teeth”
Day 272: May 26th, 2015 – “Feeling Mother Earth”
day 273: May 27th, 2015 – “Happy birthday, my dear friend”
Day 273: May 28th, 2015 – “Tough Challenge”
Day 274: May 29th, 2015 – “New Friends”
Day 275: May 30th, 2015 – “Recharging my batteries”
Day 276: May 31st, 2015 – “Surprise!!!”
Day 277: June 1st, 2015 – “Dance Fever”
Day 278: June 2nd, 2015 – “6.30 a.m.”
Day 279: June 3rd, 2015 – “Giving a hand with the chores”
Day 280: June 4th, 2015 – “Hot, hot, hot”
Day 281: June 5th, 2015 – “Open air theater act”
Day 282: June 6th, 2015 – “Sulking”
Day 283: June 7th, 2015 – “Washing the dishes”
Day 284: June 8th, 2015 – #feelingplayful
Day 285: June 9th, 2015 – “Time for some refreshment”
Day 286: June 10th, 2015 – “Statement”
Day 287: June 11th, 2015 – “Morning stretching”
Day 288: June 12th, 2015 – “First time on my own”
Day 289: June 13th, 2015 – “Sleeping”
Day 290: June 14th, 2015 – “Late Birthday Celebration”
Day 291: June 15th, 2015 – “In the Park”
Day 292: June 16th, 2015 – “Change of Place”
Day 293: June 17th, 2015 – “In deep thought”
Day 294: June 18th, 2015 – “Reminiscing about College Days”
Day 295: June 19th, 2015 – “At the concert”
Day 296: June 20th, 2015 – “Becoming more independent”
day 297: June 21st, 2015 – “My world”
Day 298: June 22nd, 2015 – “Deja vu”
Day 299: June 23rd, 2015 – “On the bus”
Day 300: June 24th, 2015 – “Shower of light”
Day 301: June 25th, 2015 – “Sis and I”
Day 302: June 26th, 2015 – On the train to…Home”
Day 303: June 27th, 2015 – “Favorite spot”
Day 304: June 28th, 2015 – “At the train station”
Day 305: June 29th, 2015 – “Down the memory lane”
Day 306: June 30th, 2015 – “By myself”
Day 307: July 1st, 2015 – “Checking my surroundings”
Day 308: July 2nd, 2015 – “Up the stairs”
Day 309: July 3rd, 2015 – “Bucharest Jazz Festival”
Day 310: July 4th, 2015 – “Relax”
Day 311: July 5t, 2015 – “Ready to sleep”
Day 312: July 6th, 2015 – “On the grass”
day 313: July 7th, 2015 – “Same view…Different day”
Day 314: July 8th, 2015 – “Bare feet”
Day 315: July 9th, 2015 – “Favorite place in a hot city”
Day 316: July 10th, 2015 – “Managing by myself”
Day 317: July 11th, 2015 – “Self-healing”
Day 318: July 12th, 2015 – “Together”
Day 319: July 13th, 2015 – “What You can see and I can’t”
Day 320: July 14th, 2015 – “Gazing”
Day 321: July 15th, 2015 – “Feeling good”
Day 322: July 16th, 2015 – “Morning snack”
Day 323: July 17th, 2015 – ” Waiting for my reiki session”
Day 324: July 18th, 2015 – “Flower power”
Day 325: July 19th, 2015 – “Sis and I”
Day 326: July 20th, 2015 – “Cuddling with Pufi”
Day 327: July 21st, 2015 – “Not talking”
Day 328: July 22nd, 2015 – “Keeping hydrated”
Day 329: July 23rd, 2015 – “Car Trip”
Day 330: July 24th, 2015 – “Destination…reached”
Day 331: July 25th, 2015 – “Hi paw!”
Day 332: July 26th, 2015 – “Siesta”
Day 333: July 2015 – “Lost in thoughts”
Day 334: July 27th, 2015 – “Feeling loved”
Day 335: July 29th, 2015 – “Feeling like a balloon”
Day 336: July 30th, 2015 – “What is this?”
Day 337: July 31st, 2015 – “In a trance”
Day 338: August 1st, 2015 – “Veggie Dill”
Day 339: August 2nd, 2015 – “Good bye”
Day 340: August 3rd, 2015 – “Yummy”
Day 341: August 4th, 2015 – “Refreshment”
Day 342: August 5th, 2015 – “Sleepy”
Day 343: August 6th, 2015 – “Feeling creative”
Day 344: August 7th, 2015 – “Scribbles”
Day 345: August 8th, 2015 – “More, please!”
Day 346: August 9th, 2015 – “Feeling blessed”
Day 347: August 10th, 2015 – “Sightseeing”
Day 348: August 11th, 2015 – “Ice frappe”
Day 349: August 12th, 2015 – “Feeling happy”
Day 350: August 13th, 2015 – “Gaze”
Day 351: August 14th, 2015 – “Relaxing in my pyjamas”
Day 352: August 15th, 2015 – “In the city”
Day 353: August 16th, 2015 – “Noise”
Day 354: August 17th, 2015 – “Lunch”
Day 355: August 18th, 2015 – “Fresh air”
Day 356: August 19th, 2015 – “Look, I’m not scared”
Day 357: August 20th, 2015 – “Cuddling”
Day 358: August 21st, 2015 – “Drilling”
Day 359: August 22nd, 2015 – “Chillin'”
Day 360: August 23rd, 2015 – “Enjoying a cup of tea”
Day 361: August 24th, 2015 – “Itchy”
Day 362: August 25th, 2015 – “Conversation”
Day 363: August 26th, 2015 – “Step by step”
Day 364: August 27th, 2015 – “Hands”
Day 365: August 28th, 2015 – “650 days of being blind”

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