Grey Mist Lifting

Welcome to Grey Mist Lifting!

We named our blog Grey Mist Lifting because this expression – or words like it – are commonly heard in the clinics we support. When the bandages come off after cataract surgery, patients often describe what they are experiencing. For example; “Yesterday, all I could see was a grey mist. Today, the mist has lifted. I can see again.”

We hope you enjoy the posts and we invite you to comment and join the conversation!

Go Norma go!

| By Brian Foster, Former Executive Director
Categories: News, Volunteers
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Today’s the day! At 9:30 p.m. PDT (10:30 p.m. MDT), our friend Norma Bastidas will set off on a 135-mile (217-kilometre) journey non-stop from Death Valley to Mt. Whitney, California. She’s running the Badwater® 135, one of the toughest races on the planet, in support of Operation Eyesight. The temperature in Death Valley is expected… Continue Reading Go Norma go!

Remembering Elizabeth Stuart

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Donors, Legacy donors
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We celebrate the generosity of every donor, and there are many who deserve recognition! One whom we would like to celebrate is Elizabeth Stevens Stuart. Elizabeth was born in 1907 in Osgoode, Ontario, and passed away there in 2011, at age 105. She was one of our treasured lifelong donors, who began giving to Operation… Continue Reading Remembering Elizabeth Stuart

Two weeks until Badwater!

| By Brian Foster, Former Executive Director
Categories: News, Volunteers
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Two weeks from today, our friend Norma Bastidas will officially start the most extreme running race offered anywhere on the planet – the Badwater® 135. She’ll run 135 miles (not kilometers!) non-stop from Death Valley to Mt. Whitney, California through extreme heat and intense elevation changes, all in support of Operation Eyesight. We checked in… Continue Reading Two weeks until Badwater!

2015 AGM: Spreading Christmas cheer in June

| By Brian Foster, Former Executive Director
Categories: News
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Christmas trees, turkey dinner, reindeer and caroling in June!? Our amazing supporters make every day feel like Christmas, so we thought, why not celebrate year-round? More than 80 donors, board members, staff and friends of Operation Eyesight gathered at the Delta Calgary South Hotel on June 25 for our “Halfway to Christmas Party” and Annual… Continue Reading 2015 AGM: Spreading Christmas cheer in June

Thank you, Canada!

| By Brian Foster, Former Executive Director
Categories: News
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Tomorrow is Canada’s birthday. On behalf of all of us at Operation Eyesight, I would like to wish our Canadian friends and supporters a Happy Canada Day! We’re proud to be a Canada-based international development organization. Canadians truly are making a difference in the countries in which we work. Most of our donors will never… Continue Reading Thank you, Canada!