The Second Official No.

Apple said no.

Not a dramatic no.
Not a personal no.
Just a clean, efficient form email. Polite. Final. Neutral.

And honestly, that’s okay.

I didn’t reach out to Apple on a whim. I reached out because their technology played a real role in helping me keep my creativity alive during a time when I thought I might lose it. After undergoing scleral buckle surgery, my close-up vision changed in ways I wasn’t prepared for. Traditional art tools became difficult, sometimes impossible, to use.

The iPad changed that.

Its accessibility features and zoom functionality didn’t just make things easier. They made creating possible again. What felt like a door quietly closing was replaced by a different one opening. Photography, visual storytelling, digital creation. All of it continued because I was able to adapt instead of stop.

The outcome doesn’t invalidate the courage it took to ask.

You can be grateful and disappointed at the same time. You can log the rejection, take a breath, and keep going.

Apple’s answer didn’t change what their technology gave me. It didn’t erase the creativity that came back into focus. It simply reminded me that the value of asking lives in the asking itself.

So this rejection goes into the archive.
The story stays mine.
And the next ask is already waiting.