Living

It was a rainy Wednesday evening. Early enough that there was still daylight left, but late enough for happy hour! A new friend and I had decided to meet at...

Feeling grateful is tough following an AMD diagnosis. We’ve heard all the platitudes about seeing the glass half full and being grateful for what you still have, hallow words initially...

Not everyone’s Thanksgiving looks like a Norman Rockwell painting. And, everyone’s heart isn’t exactly filled with Christmas cheer either. This is something I’m careful to remember each year during the...

Change can be hard! Finding ways to accept and cope with changes in our lives – whether that is a decline in vision or something else – takes time. MacularDegeneration.net...

Each new day with this myopic macular degeneration diagnosis is deeply affected by the things around me. When I awake each morning, I am carefully checking, ever mindful of what...

Recently on my walks I have encountered a lot of nuts. I hear them behind me sometimes, and I sort of see (after all, I have GA) them in front...

Adjusting to vision loss from macular degeneration or Stargardt's disease can be daunting. We asked MacularDegneration.net advocates what tools, apps, and other gadgets make living with macular degeneration easier. We...

I am home in Pennsylvania. It has been 12 days since I was delivered safely back to our local, regional airport. I made it! Quite honestly, things went really well...

Each advocate's story is unique. One was misdiagnosed. Another only learned of her condition when preparing to receive cataracts surgery. A few had no clue what macular degeneration was before...

Editor's Note: Remember to talk to your doctor before starting a new vitamin or supplement regimen. There is SO MUCH information in the macular degeneration world about vitamin supplementation. A...

There is no place like home! Early on I learned what my gifts and deficits are. I am great at meeting new people. Not so great at assembling furniture and fixing...

Resilience and burnout. That was the topic of a session at a recent conference for those of us involved with the organization that sponsors this newsletter. How can I be...

My day-to-day activities are not anything overly exciting. The retired life I live has its perks. With being retired, my days are what I want to do, not what I...

Greeting from the friendly skies... or maybe that is the slogan for a different airline. Be that as it may, I am winging my way to Charlotte, NC. Not too...

Hug in a mug! Go juice! Rocket fuel! Cold brew! We love coffee! I do, anyway. As long as it’s packed full of flavor and nowhere near ‘black,’ I love...

Tea kinda has a bad rap. I once heard it referred to as hot leaf juice, and my kids have said it tastes like grass water. They’re not entirely wrong...

As we are now in this “fourth wave” of the pandemic in my area, I think if I hadn’t been writing and moderating for MacularDegeneration.net during this time, I probably...

We’re taught from a young age to trust our doctors. And, why wouldn’t we? They’re highly trained to treat patients with specific ailments. They’re supposed to know what we don’t...

With numerous options available, how do you choose the best way to meditate? The simple answer is: The best way is the one you will do consistently. So why bother...

This appointment day started just like any other. I no longer find myself overly nervous or anxious, just ready to be done with the day even before it has started...