So emotional! Revealing/Taking out my new prosthetic eyes for Minnie and Mickey! ❤️

This was such a very special and memorable moment our family will never forget!

In this video I am showing Minnie and Mickey my new prosthetic eyes! There is a surprise hidden at the very top of each prosthetic shell that I am revealing in person to Minnie and Mickey.

For those of you who are new to my channel, I have been completely blind for the past 11 1/2 years. I see nothing at all physically with my eyes, not even light perception, and I wear acrylic prosthetic scleral shells on top of my really small natural eyes.

A few weeks ago I somehow accidentally lost one of my older prosthetic eyes. After searching high and low all over my home with no eye in sight, I had to have new eyes made.

After going through a three day long process of my ocularist custom making me my new beautiful brown eyes, she asked me if I wanted her to hand paint Minnie and Mickey at the top of my eyes to add that sweet personal touch! After hearing our story, she knew how connected our family is to Disney since Disneyland is the place where I’ve began losing my complete eyesight in December 2007.

My last physical visual memories of my girls are in this magical place. They were two and five years old when I physically last saw them with Minnie and Mickey and all their favorite princesses.

Even though it can be a little heart wrenching to think about when we revisit this beautiful magical place, I have learned over these past several years to celebrate not what I’ve lost, but what I have gained. The vision that I have gained through my other senses, through my minds eye, through my family’s love, and through the eyes of my heart, are far more beautiful and more meaningful than what true eyesight could ever see.

What I love so much about Disney is that it celebrates The good and beauty in this world. Believing in your heart is where dreams begin. ❤️

I decided long ago to choose joy even in the mist of my sorrow. Every time our family comes back to this magical place, I feel joy all around me. I may not see with my eyes anymore, but I see with my heart what matters most of all.

PS; I have been going through a rough time lately with a skin infection hence the small bandage I have on my face. The physical pain I’ve been going through has been agonizing, let alone the emotional pain it has brought. Instead of hiding behind a camera in this video, I decided to be confident in who I am regardless of The bandage and the questions that may come from the public and enjoy the moment for what it truly means to me. I’m not about to allow my challenges to rob me of my joy, and from keeping me from making magical memories that will last a lifetime!

Ocularist’s instagram - https://instagram.com/centerforocularprosthetics?igshid=s8xarwuxdcnq

My instagram - https://instagram.com/joyrossblind

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Видео So emotional! Revealing/Taking out my new prosthetic eyes for Minnie and Mickey! ❤️ канала Joy Ross