Sending gratitude to this forum
My mom was diagnosed with wet macular degeneration 2 years back, she was 58 then.
Initially it was just one eye and very quickly she had lost the vision on that one, the doc said it was due to an eye shock and later she was diagnosed with the same thing on the right eye. She takes the injection every month, it has however increased to an interval to 3 months now. This time we are more careful.
As a single child and also living away from home, this has been devastating for me cause my mom is still moderately young and she is just so so full of life. My dad is super caring, he cooks now and takes real good card of my mom.
I read some of the documents and stories here and I didn’t feel alone and it felt like we are all in this together.
My mom is very very strong, she is impeccably positive. We don’t know what the future holds for her in terms of her vision but she still has her spirits high.
I don’t have any question to post,
I just wanted to thank each one of you who wrote on the forum and shared their stories. It fills me with hope and makes me feel so much better.
it is so nice to get positive feedback from the community. Thank you for taking the time to tell us about your mom. I am glad our community gives you reason to feel hopeful. Wishing your Mom and you all the best, Sharon Moore Advocate Thank you Wendy for such a lovely message.❤️
Wanted to inquire did your mother take the injections too ? I wanted to understand how effective they are in saving the vision for longThis is wonderfully written. Thanks again Wendy, your words mean a lot. 😀
just so you know... your Mother is young LOL. I'm 56 and have had the wet for 9 months or so. My mom got the wet in her 80's so as you can see I was very surprised to get it so young. Get your eyes test. If you have they dry like I use to, protect your eyes with glasses/hat and take your ARED2. Your Mom is lucky to have you. I have no children but my Husband always cooked so I'm good there! thanks for joining the discussion with some great tips garnered from experience. You must have been very surprised to be diagnosed at such a young age. I hope you vision remains stable. Warm regards, Sharon Moore Advocate
