Dear Santa, All I Want for ChristmasMy days of making Christmas wish lists are long past. Christmas was always my favorite holiday. My family had very little money...reactions5comments
You Are Not AloneYou are not alone. This is the first thing to know about your AMD (age-related macular degeneration). You are one of 11...reactionscomments
Stretching My Treatment ScheduleI think time is a funny thing. One minute, time seems to fly by so very quickly and in another moment, time...reactions12comments
Model of ChangeIt is Sunday morning of Thanksgiving “vacation”. I go back to work Tuesday. I have been a lazy, old slug these past...reactionscomments
How To Balance Eating for Wellness and the HolidaysI know, I know… leftover Halloween treats don't exactly scream healthy. Mostly, they’re screaming, ‘Eat me, I’m delicious!’ I don’t know about...reactions1comment
What Is the Social Health Network Community?Like our other Health Union condition communities, the Social Health Network brings people together to drive unique and impactful conversations about health...reactionscomments
My New GlassesMy new glasses came in the mail a couple of months ago, but I wanted to give them a real trial period...reactions3comments
ChangesThe year I was diagnosed with myopic macular degeneration was 2019. Through a routine eye exam, this journey started. After carefully examining...reactionscomments
Community Views: Colors May FadeIn our community, it is important to talk about how macular degeneration progression can affect us mentally and physically. Progression can look...reactions2comments
The Struggle With Lights and Macular DegenerationI have a love-hate relationship with light. I hate it, but I need it. It doesn’t matter if I’m inside or outside...reactions17comments
Can Macular Degeneration Cure Other Ailments?I know, I know, macular degeneration curing other ailments sounds pretty crazy, right? But... is it? I was diagnosed with myopic macular...reactions1comment
ShadowsMy life these days with myopic macular degeneration has settled into a routine of sorts. My limits are easily defined. The days...reactions1comment
Juggling Multiple Eye ConditionsI was diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) at age 66 by my optometrist during my annual eye exam. Fortunately, I was...reactions9comments
Molecules, Neurons, and Me“Researchers at the Salk Institute and colleagues have discovered the molecule in the brain responsible for associating good or bad feelings with...reactions2comments
Sewing and Macular DegenerationI would like to start this article with full disclosure: I HATE sewing. It's important to mention my very non-domestic nature (possibly...reactions1comment
Computer Glasses for AMDThis myopic macular degeneration came into my vocabulary in 2019. Before that time, I really did not know much about this disease...reactions1comment
A View Inside Grammy's WorldA few years ago as I approached the entrance of our community with my “precious cargo” (my young granddaughter), she told me...reactionscomments
RIP: The Parts of Macular Degeneration I’m Ready to BuryI don’t know about you, but there are some things that I am so tired of carrying around with me. Things I...reactionscomments
When Something Happens to Your "Good Eye"It was March of 2019 that I was diagnosed with myopic macular degeneration (MMD). Just in my right eye. The pathway of...reactions3comments
The Three A's of Macular DegenerationA person wearing sunglasses and using a white cane. If we are honest with ourselves, that is the first image of someone...reactions1comment
