"Can't you just get it fixed?"

That must be so annoying for you! I think a lot of people don't understand dyslexia as a whole. I've known several people who were dyslexic, and overall people just tend to treat them either like they're stupid or like they're just making it up. *shakes her head* Sounds like you have a pretty good attitude about it overall. No problem about the venting! =)

I read that some very famous creative and talented people have that problem and have done very well. Can't think of that one man's name--he wrote so many TV programs, including "Murder, she wrote" and many others. And I met a man online who writes beautiful poetry who has dyslexia. Sometimes he will not understand something written and will either ask or have a friend read it to him but overall he does a terrific job. My grandson has a problem with reading too; the school first thought it was dyslexia but after testing him, they said that there was clearly a problem but they couldn't really define it. They think it's hereditary because his father and grandfather both have the same thing. My grandson was lucky to have teachers and parents who really cared and worked with him so now he reads pretty well. He has to really concentrate and can never just glance at something to read it, but he does ok. It's still frustrating though, he is almost a genius in other things. He can diagnose and repair any kind of engine--whether it's a gasoline one like cars and lawn mowers or electrical like a fan or some kind of commercial engine used by factories or even farmers. That's the kind of work he's doing right now and he has to be able to write down what's wrong with the engine and order parts, in some cases and sometimes read schematics and blueprints and then fix whatever is wrong. He is doing great but we know how he struggled. So congratulations to you for not giving up!

Sorry to hear that you can no longer do the job you love! Eh, that question drives me crazy as well. I realize that modern medicine has been able to cure at least treat a lot illnesses, and that's wonderful. But not everything is known about the human body yet, and there are some things we just have to learn still. There are tons of conditions out there that doctors are still just learning about, and doing whatever they can for their patients in the meantime. You can't just pop a pill and make everything go away!

Thanks for replying! Yeah, I suppose it must be hard for people who aren't in the situation of having an ongoing health problem to understand. I'm probably being too hard on them. It's just strange to me because I've always had health problems, so I guess I don't really understand what it's like to be healthy.