Help Shawn (Me) Get Laser Eye Surgery - SERIOUSLY!!!

Post by **Shaman** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:34 pm

Hi All.
I know this seems like SPAM, but it is an HONEST request.

VOTE FOR MY STORY

This contest is local to Maine folks and only has a three week duration.
It is very winnable with your help and support.

Please also forward this to as many people as possible to increase my votes.

I will appreciate your help very much and will of course send updates and hearty thanks if I win!!!

Please click here and vote for my story.

VOTE FOR MY STORY

Love and Friendship,

Shawn Box

Post by **OU812** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:52 pm

Dang, I can only vote once. Good Luck

Post by **JCsman** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 8:19 pm

If they count votes from Alabama, you're up one more.

Good luck.

Post by **Biff's R** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 8:35 pm

1 from Ohio.

Post by **Shaman** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 9:11 pm

Thanks all!

There is no geographical limit to where you can vote from.
Spread the word if you feel so inclined.

I'll straight up weep if I somehow win this thing.

Post by **Beemeridian** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 10:21 pm

updated

Post by **boxermania** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 12:08 am

Shaman

You have my vote.....

Post by **NoRRmad** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 12:52 am

Post by **DJ Downunder** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 2:10 am

You even have a vote from down under..

..Good luck.

DJ

Post by **mcooperstein** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 7:03 am

Beemeridian....that was a very touching story. Thanks for sharing what must have been a very difficult journey. We seem to take for granted our health until we lose it. For some it makes us appreciate our blessings even more, your certainly one of those people! Keep on truckin!

Mark

Sunbeemer · Post by **Sunbeemer** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 10:13 am

You got a vote from Florida from a prior Mainer...

But I would give consideration to Beemeridian's experience before going under the light.

I've considered this procedure a few times, and have friends who have have done it with satisfying results (they say), but I know that my glasses have saved my sight on at least three occasions from flying broken drill bits, wire wheel splinters, and a bird striking my windshield at 60mph and shattering it in my face, and now feel that wearing glasses is a small inconvenience compared to being blinded.

Capt. Blackadder · Post by **Capt. Blackadder** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 10:18 am

+1... good luck!

Post by **TonyT607** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:24 am

+1. One vote from NJ.
I'm too chicken to get this done but good luck dude !

PS Sounds like you got yourself a great spouse there, remember to tell her how beautiful she looks when you come out of the procedure.

Post by **Doug** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 2:45 am

Beemeridian, just give it another 10 years and they'll be growing them in petri dishes. People will be popping them in and out just to change the color.

Its kind of amazing to think that medicine has only really significantly improved in the last 60-70 years or so. Think of all the amazing things they can do now, and think about how close we are to a whole slew of new techonlogy. Its coming! We're living in a great time of human evolution.

Sorry if that was a little off topic Shaman, but I think about this sometimes and seemed an appropriate time to mention it.

+1 more vote. My mom had this surgery after looking behind glasses for two decades. Seven years later, she can still see fine without glasses.

Post by **Shaman** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 6:47 pm

Beemeridian wrote:My vote is in and if this is what you want; then I want it for you more.!

I appreciate the feedback.
I had a small windfall in the late 90s and considered it then, but the reports of people was mixed.

I started considering it a couple years ago again and have yet to come across someone who has had issues that have had it done in the last 3-4 years.

My uncle even had each eye done to give both near AND far vision.
He does a lot of driving though and in the winter the snow falling would force his eyes to refocus and compete with each other. A unique circumstance since snow is 'solid' but can appear 5 feet and 50 feet in front of you at the same time. They actually were able to change one eye to match the other and give him far vision with no side effects.

As for the protection that my prescription glasses provide me....
Luckily whole industries have cropped up to protect 'good' eyes.
It would be far cheaper for me to wear safety goggles, helmet visors, and non prescription sunglasses than for my prescription glasses get wasted and need to be replaced.

Thanks again to all that have voted.
They don't display who is in the lead... ARRGGHHH.

Post by **towerworker** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 8:31 pm

+1 from Virginia

Good Luck!

Post by **iowabeakster** » Sat Feb 02, 2008 10:42 pm

ya got another from me. Good luck.

Post by **GypsyRR** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 12:05 am

a vote from Texas.

Post by **1MPH** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 1:19 am

A vote from the left coast. Good Luck.

Post by **rdsmith3** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 1:34 pm

I voted.

Let us know how it turns out when you win. I have considered this myself.

Oh, and remember that you'll have to pay taxes on the value of the prize.