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!

Give a gift that touches two lives!

| By Brian Foster, Former Executive Director
Categories: News
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With only three weeks left until Christmas, you may be worried about how you’re going to fit all your gift shopping in. And you know the mall parking lot is going to be full and the checkout lines are going to be unbearably long. Thankfully, there’s another less-stressful, less time-consuming option: Operation Eyesight’s Gift Guide. Stay warm… Continue Reading Give a gift that touches two lives!

Let’s SEE what we can do together!

| By Brian Foster, Former Executive Director
Categories: India, Our Work
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Next Tuesday is GivingTuesday – a special day dedicated to giving back to the global community. Most people have heard of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, two days that kick off the holiday shopping season. But on December 2, those in Canada and across the world will kick off the holiday giving season with GivingTuesday.… Continue Reading Let’s SEE what we can do together!

Borehole brings happiness to all

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Clean Water, Our Work, Zambia
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Christopher Tengwa, 57, lives in the Tulonga village of Sinazongwe district, Zambia. He works as a peasant farmer to provide for his family, including his 11 children. Christopher and his family used to live in the Zambezi floodplain where the land was fertile, but the Zambian government’s construction of the gigantic Kariba Dam forced them… Continue Reading Borehole brings happiness to all

Remembering a remarkable couple

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Donors
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Today, as we observe Remembrance Day in Canada and many other nations around the world, there are two words on my mind: “remembrance” and “gratitude.” And those words usher in memories of two Operation Eyesight donors who served in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Every year, Heather Arseneault makes a donation to Operation Eyesight in… Continue Reading Remembering a remarkable couple

Be inspired

| By Brian Foster, Former Executive Director
Categories: News
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She’s run, climbed, biked, swum, broken a Guinness World Record and has been featured on the Oprah Winfrey Network. Norma Bastidas, long-time Operation Eyesight supporter and friend, is truly an inspiration to others. When asked who her inspiration is, Norma is quick to answer: “My kids.” Norma, who lives in Delta, B.C., is a full-time… Continue Reading Be inspired