Living

Over a span of 8 months, I have experienced seven falls with injuries. I have intermediate dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), making me more prone to falls. According to an article...

I was stopped short the other day, literally, on the way to my retina specialist’s for an injection in my “wet” left eye. It was a beautiful bright sunny day...

Rafael Nadal just won the men’s tennis championship on the red clay courts of the Roland Garros in Paris for the 14th time. As he triumphed against a much younger...

It has been three years since I was diagnosed with myopic macular degeneration. Those years have included many appointments for treatment, with injections as needed. I had heard of macular...

Until this evening, I had never read Rudyard Kipling’s poem If in its entirety... I was, however, familiar with the “rewritten” version: “If you can keep your head while all...

Just when I thought I was an expert on healthy eating, my family had a scare due to food allergies and my whole world has been flipped upside down. My...

Early detection and treatment of wet macular degeneration (AMD) are so very important. Catching it early is essential to keeping your baseline vision intact. The shots do work! I am an...

My initial diagnosis of early-stage dry macular degeneration did not cause great concern. I was not even very surprised since my mom and sister had wet macular degeneration. In spite...

It can be difficult to know what gifts are thoughtful and useful for people living with macular degeneration (MD). Living with impaired and diminishing vision can impact so much of...

Editorial Note: Nominations for 2024 are now closed. We are very excited to announce the launch of the 2024 Social Health Awards program! The Social Health Awards is an awards...

One of the most frightening aspects of living life with macular degeneration is the threat of our independence being stolen away. Absolutely, injections directly into the eye can truly feel...

"Geez, it’s hot." This sentence seems to be the opening statement no matter where I go these days. "Sure is hot out there." "Have you seen the temperature today?" "You...

Do you ever feel like an AMD (age-related macular degeneration) ambassador? Someone who goes out into the world and shows people what AMD looks like? I have been on a...

"We are shadow and light. We're not supposed to know this... We are raised to be bright and shiny, but there is meaning in the acceptance of our dusky and...

I am always changing. As a newborn, I was helpless and defenseless. Time moves on. I grow each year, gaining independence and confidence and becoming the person I was meant...

Many of us worry about seeing a change on the Amsler grid, which we use to check our eyes. I’m one of the worriers, and I saw a change recently...

This has been my lecture to myself lately: “What’s on your bucket list that you haven’t yet done? Instead of thinking of all the reasons you can’t do something, maybe...

I recently had a retinal detachment where about a quarter of the vision in my right eye disappeared into a black hole. By itself, it was a very scary episode...

It’s May and healthy vision month is here! Healthy Vision Month has not always been something that was important in my life, but it certainly has become so in recent years...

The first time I heard about a 5-year plan was when I was a single mother with 2 very young toddlers. That was a long time ago, but these plans...