Brenda Bourns on “Daring to stay creative in a crisis…. tales of an accidental pirate!”
“My story is one of perseverance, strength and bravery during a surreal pandemic when the world around us was already fragile and uncertain. On August 1st, 2020 while out walking my dog, I suffered a freak accident which resulted in the loss of my right eye. My journey takes the audience from the night of the injury to the journey to relearn new simple tasks, depth perception, peripheral vision to custom made eye patches and then being fitted for a prosthetic eye. This is a story of perseverance, strength and a little bit of stubbornness thrown in for good measure. I have dared myself many times to try new things, step out of my comfort zone, challenge myself over and over this past year. I’ve learned a lot about myself and how important it is to keep going. Losing my right eye was a gift. The support of a community, combined with feelings of gratitude for the simplest of things was the greatest lesson. Life is too short. My name is Brenda…and I’m an accidental pirate.”
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My story is one of perseverance, strength and bravery during a surreal pandemic when the world around us was already fragile and uncertain.
On August 1st, 2020 while out walking my dog, I suffered a freak accident which resulted in the loss of my right eye.
My journey takes the audience from the night of the injury to the journey to relearn new simple tasks, depth perception, peripheral vision to custom made eye patches and then being fitted for a prosthetic eye.
This is a story of perseverance, strength and a little bit of stubbornness thrown in for good measure. I have dared myself many times to try new things, step out of my comfort zone, challenge myself over and over this past year. I've learned a lot about myself and how important it is to keep going.
Losing my right eye was a gift. The support of a community, combined with feelings of gratitude for the simplest of things was the greatest lesson. Life is too short.
My name is Brenda...and I'm an accidental pirate.
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