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I love to listen to music, of almost any kind, except for rap. But mostly, I prefer music with a gentle story, a message, catchy tune, and intriguing harmony. County...

Doomscrolling is when you continue to read bad news even when you know it is not good for you. A lot of that went on at the height of the...

My tinnitus - the ringing in my ears - is crickets. Not the kind of “crickets” younger people refer to when there is nothing but silence in response to some...

COVID-19 may be a blessing in disguise for those who used the time wisely for personal transformation. The same also holds true for those with macular degeneration. Let’s take a...

Recently I started brainstorming an idea. I had to write an article about the surprising upside to my life with macular degeneration. One of my concerns was coming across as...

I just spent my morning packing for our family’s upcoming vacation to the beach. I’ve found myself sitting here chuckling because I have an entire bag dedicated to ‘eye necessities'...

When we first hear that we have macular degeneration, we may worry that we will lose our central vision and be blind. We then find out that this vision loss...

Way back in the 1980’s when women had really big hair and our business suits had massive shoulder pads, I left my desk job in Washington, D.C., for ten days...

Once upon a time... This story started in 1959. In St. Louis, Missouri, a little girl was born into a family with a Mom and Dad. By the time she...

Recently, I had a $1,000 hamburger! It was delicious and I really enjoyed it! Maybe I better explain this a bit. What do I mean, a $1,000 hamburger? The previous...

I’ve been spending a lot of time lately focusing on gratitude. I’m finding that I’m having to literally retrain my brain to think of the positive rather than the negative...

I recently had a huge scare with my eyes. I started having some pretty severe vision changes that felt really scary so I rushed in to see my doctors. Even...

This is not to scare or dissuade those with macular degeneration (MD) from learning more about MD or finding new treatment options however, there are a number of questionable posts...

I don’t know about you, but I kept my diagnosis of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) secret from everyone except my closest family members. I had many reasons for not sharing...

Linda Hoopes, a Patient Leader for maculardegeneration.net, shares her favorite products for making daily routines like reading and grooming easier with macular degeneration. The devices described are demonstrated in the...

We are bringing awareness to Macular Week this year with a special giveaway. Macular Week sheds light and awareness on macular diseases, of which macular degeneration is the most common...

I am not a victim. I have had geographic atrophy (an advanced form of dry age-related macular degeneration) for over five years but it has not destroyed my life. It...

Part of me thinks, “If I’m an advocate for MacularDegeneration.net, I need to stay positive and upbeat and offer encouragement to our members.”  And that’s on all the articles I...

In a recent article I wrote called Macular Degeneration Isn’t My Only Hardship I explained how life can be really brutal sometimes. This is why it is so very important...