“I always thought it was a learning disability that I had or I wasn’t paying attention because somebody would be like, ‘Oh, what's the guy look like?’ I could tell you he was wearing blue jeans and a red shirt, but I couldn’t give you any description of his face." “I would go into restaurants or stores, and I’d tried to read,” Rotcher said. She thinks her eye problems began about five years before she left Chicago. Rotcher has lived in Pawnee for more than 11 years and is originally from Chicago. Everybody used to count on me for my eyes.” I have a house, and I always fall back and get a job,” Rotcher said. “It’s extremely embarrassing because I’ve been independent for so long. Rotcher said she’s used to helping others, not the other way around. She’s not eligible for any type of government help,” said Fitzpatrick. Marilyn Fitzpatrick, another friend, said Rotcher falls between the cracks. Rotcher has insurance through Dollar General but can’t afford the deductible and out-of-pocket expenses required for surgery. The fact that it actually ruptured signifies how precious our eyes are, and she needs to be able to see again,” said Nancy Oliver, one of Rotcher's friends. “We’ve seen Sue struggle for several years here with her eyes. However, the cornea in her left eye has ruptured, making transplantation necessary. It causes vision to deteriorate as the cornea slowly changes shape. Rotcher, 50, has in both eyes pellucid marginal degeneration, a condition that causes bilateral thinning in the cornea, the clear outer covering of the eyeball. Well known in Pawnee as an assistant manager at Dollar General and a volunteer with the Pawnee Food Pantry, Rotcher doesn’t have the money to pay what's required up front for corneal transplant surgery tentatively scheduled for May 30.įriends are trying to raise $8,000 to help Rotcher with present and future medical expenses. PAWNEE - Friends of Sue Rotcher, who is blind in her left eye, want her to get her sight back.
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