Living

I am self-aware enough to know I have a tendency towards arrogance and self-importance. Blame it on my being an only child. Whatever. Just the same, when I lost a...

Like almost every teenage girl in the 1950’s, I loved movie magazines. PhotoPlay and Silver Screen. I’d pour over every issue to find out what these glamorous men and women...

The power of positive thinking and the resulting health benefits are well known. It is a popular subject of books. A quick Google search for positive thinking and health benefits results...

Have you ever been on the fence about whether or not you should tell your boss about your vision struggles? I’m wrestling with this right now. Although there’s not a...

I saw two bald eagles across the street a few days ago.  They were sitting on the topmost branches of a very large pine tree, or perhaps its cedar. It’s...

February has arrived, and that means it is Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Low Vision Awareness Month! Lots in our lives have been put on pause or gone dark, but...

Unfortunately for all of us, a macular degeneration diagnosis isn’t the only difficult thing in life. Personally, I was married to an abusive narcissist who was cheating on me when...

I don’t know about you, but my blindness plays a part in every single feeling I have, in every small and large decision I make, and in every single thing...

A few years ago I was a server/bartender. At that time, I was extremely embarrassed to bring up, point out, explain, or talk about my visual impairment. Why I felt...

Symptoms of macular degeneration can be different for everyone, and sometimes they vary from day to day. Some are a minor annoyance but many can be quite disturbing. We recently...

I’ve come to the realization that the Amsler grid is one of my arch nemeses. If I’m being completely honest, I haven’t been using it as much as I should...

Photography is a wonderful, visual medium. I have enjoyed it since I was a little girl running around the neighborhood with my Brownie camera. Those were the days you had...

I have frequently said that life is the funniest thing that will ever happen to you so you might as well enjoy it. I have also said that disasters make...

A few months back MacularDegeneration.net asked the community to share what they took for granted before being diagnosed with macular degeneration. This question resonated with the community. Driving elicited lots...

How do we take care of our eyes? This is a question that may seem a little strange to some, but to those of us who have been diagnosed with...

We know that having reduced depth perception, impaired dark adaptation, or lower vision from macular degeneration contributes to the chance of falling. Add in the fact that as we age...

“Whoa, what does Macular Degeneration, the leading cause of vision loss for people over 60, have to do with gratitude?” “What am I to be grateful for?” Turns out that...

We recently asked the members of our Facebook community what self-care activities they use to help their macular degeneration, or that may help their attitudes around it. Which I think...

A good relationship with your retina specialist is key to protecting your vision on your macular degeneration journey. It gives you peace of mind and confidence. How can you make...

Visual impairments are not easy to accept. Grieving isn’t only about missing someone or a pet that has died. It can also apply to many other meaningful losses when you...