Doing What We Can With What We Have"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. Believe you can and you’re halfway there. It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What If?If I could ever get the chance to change the way my life could be, I find myself wondering what I would alter. Living with my diagnosis of myopic macular...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Learning How to SeeMyopic macular degeneration is here to stay, unfortunately. My diagnosis was in the spring of 2019. I have always had a challenging time seeing. I got my first pair of...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Myopic Macular Degeneration and Night DrivingMy diagnosis of myopic macular degeneration was made in March of 2019. This past March marked the 5 year point for me. An anniversary if you will, one definitely not...Reactions0reactionsComments20 comments
A Summer Trip to Alaska With Limited VisionI am pretty sure I am not the only one wondering how in the heck time is flying by. Honestly, each year I scratch my head in amazement over the...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
When Will Driving Be a Thing of the Past?It was February 18th when I took the troublesome "trip" down a flight of 14 steps. The results of this fall were a slight concussion with a small brain bleed...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Staircase in the SunSummertime here in the Midwest often revolves around the sun (ha — see what I did there?). There is bright sunshine and blue skies that are often the background of...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What Color Is It?Rain, rain, go away... Today started out gloomy. The day started with dark skies, with large looming clouds, with not a lick of sunshine anywhere. To further enhance the day...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
A Long, Strange Trip (And Fall): Part 2This article is Part 2 of a 2-part series. You can find Part 1 here. Previously, I shared a story with you about a trip I took. I mean a...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
A Long, Strange Trip (And Fall): Part 1A recent weekend started like most any other weekend for us. Husband and I have been successfully retired for over 10 years. Our routine of sorts has been relatively established...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Down by the SeaEvery season of the year moves faster and faster the older I get. It is like a movie on fast-forward. Time, by definition, is a limited period or interval, as...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Living a Full Life With Macular DegenerationReading has always been a passion of mine. My recent passion has been mysteries, especially murder mysteries. With each new book, I try to convince myself that, this time, I...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
The FarmHusband and I have been officially retired for 11 years. It was with careful planning and much research that retirement life started relatively early for us. I was 55 years...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Lifting the Veil of CautionAll my life I have lived cautiously. Definitely not one to be the adventurous one. You would often find me hanging back in the crowd, avoiding a challenge. Never the...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Looking Through the Open DoorwayThere is a famous quote by Alexander Graham Bell that says, "When one door closes, another opens." The quote ends with, "But we often look so long and so regretfully...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
A Letter to My Younger SelfWouldn’t it be interesting, maybe even amazing, if we could rewind this lifetime of ours and have a better idea and understanding of what living with macular degeneration would be?...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Seeing From the Back of ChurchThe day-to-day living with myopic macular degeneration has become the new "normal" for me. I try to think back to before my diagnosis in 2019, not remembering what the "before"...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Fine PrintI have been living with myopic macular degeneration (MMD) since March of 2019. The moment I noticed the wavy door frames and blotchy and blurry vision is when this journey...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Reflections From the Waiting RoomIt has been 6 months since I have been here, "here" being the retina specialist's office. It was time for a 6-month checkup. I can honestly say I have not...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Just a Filthy Windshield or MMD Progression?I was fortunate to be able to buy a new vehicle back in 2019, and she is a beauty, if I do say so myself. Without naming names, she is...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
