2. Trying on Dresses

In July of 2003, my mother had surgery to remove scar tissue from her retina - a condition which would have blinded that eye if not corrected. Mom and I were both very excited about the dress project, but her healing process slowed from complications with her glaucoma. The medication she needed to control her pressure left her exhausted and disoriented, and she underwent another surgery. I tried on dresses at a well-known bridal barn, which here shall remian nameless, both to see what styles of dress suited me, and though I tried not to think too much about it at the time, to have a back-up plan in case Mom's eye didn't get better in time for her to make the dress.