#enucleation

Hey, Tumblr. I'm a professional illustrator who just lost my left eye.

The Sixth Sun is a story about creation as resistance-  about how, even when the world feels beyond repair, the act of creating becomes an act of survival

As a disabled artist, I had to grieve the version of myself who could work endlessly, travel freely, and move through the world without thinking about access, limitations, or fragility.

And just when I thought I’d adapted, life demanded more. I tried to cope with the grief and make a new life with what I had, and with how things had changed. Then, after coping with the grief of my arthritis and my eye loss, I decided that the best time to work my ass off on a story I've been creating for years was now.

So, my partner, a sound engineer , got a bunch of professional voice actors together and we've been working hard at getting this project out there. I've been drawing whenever I can, despite the constant migraine from the glaucoma pain.

Out of my resilience came The Sixth Sun - my story set in Mexico City, where two musicians cross paths with the trickster god Huehuecóyotl and discover that the world’s ending might not be an ending at all. It’s my response to climate grief, disability, and global uncertainty: a story about survival through creativity, and the courage to imagine a future even when the world feels dark. The Sixth Sun is a story about hope, challenging doom, and asking ourselves what it means to keep going in a world that's uncertain.

Alongside this project, I’ve continued my work in children’s storytelling and environmental education. I collaborate with the Caribou Conservation Alliance, designing engaging visual materials that help communities understand caribou ecology, conservation, and land stewardship.

I live with one eye, but I see more clearly than ever. I know what I’m here to do , and even as I adapt, I’m never slowing down.

Mystery [Original Post]

Kitten (4 months) | Neutered Male | Domestic Shorthair

Mystery had an enucleation of the right eye.

Mystery would do best in a home with another friendly cat, perhaps one of his siblings which are also available for adoption.

Available In: Bayside, New York (United States) [Lucky Meows]

Originally posted on Petfinder on 01/08/26. Shared on Tumblr on 01/08/26.

there was also that time she vomited blood and we freaked out thinking she could have stomach cancer but it turned out she most likely managed to eat a chicken bone and it just cut her throat.

Eyes are like the windows to the mind.

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Honestly? We really aren’t that concerned about preserving sight. There are a variety of reasons for this.

First, cats and dogs can do really well even if blind, so long as you don’t move the furniture around on a regular basis and as long as they aren’t set free in an uncontained area outdoors. Large animals are a little different and usually don’t handle complete blindness well (since most of our large animal species are prey animals) but do just fine with only one sighted eye. There’s also no cosmetic consideration in animals - they don’t care what they look like to other animals if they’re missing an eye. 

Second, enucleation (eye removal) is a very quick and easy surgery in almost every species and the animal will usually almost instantly feel better because the source of pain and/or infection has been removed. By the time we’re considering removing the eye, it likely wasn’t sighted and wouldn’t regain sight anyway.

Specifically for young cats, enucleations are most commonly performed due to untreated corneal ulcers that can result from severe herpesvirus infections (trauma to the eye from fighting or getting hit by cars would be a close second). Left untreated, the ulcer can become so deep that the lens and internal jelly of the eye leak out of the ulcer, or bacteria can penetrate the ulcer and cause the entire eye to basically become one large abscess. Even if that corneal ulcer was treated in time, it can leave a lifelong scar on the cornea, and depending on how big the ulcer was, the cat might not be able to see out of that eye long term anyway.