Change Is HardShortly after being diagnosed with macular degeneration, the reality sets in that the way we have done things for years will have...reactions13comments
Building With Broken Pieces Is Like Living With a Visual ImpairmentKintsugi is the Japanese art of putting broken pottery pieces back together as a metaphor for embracing our imperfections. My son and...reactions1comment
Is Plant-Based Meat Good for Our Eyes?Impossible Burgers? Beyond Meat? Plant-based meat? What is that? You’ve probably started noticing Impossible Burgers and Beyond Meat at fast food and...reactions1comment
The F.E.A.R. of Losing Your SightThis F.E.A.R. acronym certainly applies to macular degeneration (MD), among many other things. F - False E - Evidence A - Appearing...reactions4comments
Eye Injection Side Effects: My Experience and What You Need to KnowWhat are the common side effects from eye injections? Ah, yes. Another adventure in age-related macular degeneration-induced legal blindness! Yesterday I went...reactions25comments
Advanced Stages of AMD: Diagnosed With Geographic AtrophyI’m not a doctor, I’m just a regular 72-year-old guy that’s had AMD for about 9 years. Certainly, I’m not qualified to...reactions19comments
Do What You Do Well, A Reflection on Ernest TubbI love to listen to music, of almost any kind, except for rap. But mostly, I prefer music with a gentle story...reactionscomments
Eye Injection Anxiety: Smooth Sailing on a Sea of AgitaDoomscrolling is when you continue to read bad news even when you know it is not good for you. A lot of...reactionscomments
The Problems that Bug UsMy tinnitus - the ringing in my ears - is crickets. Not the kind of “crickets” younger people refer to when there...reactions5comments
Personal TransformationsCOVID-19 may be a blessing in disguise for those who used the time wisely for personal transformation. The same also holds true...reactions3comments
The Upside to Life With Macular DegenerationRecently I started brainstorming an idea. I had to write an article about the surprising upside to my life with macular degeneration...reactions1comment
Preparing for Vacation With Macular DegenerationI just spent my morning packing for our family’s upcoming vacation to the beach. I’ve found myself sitting here chuckling because I...reactions1comment
Peripheral Vision ExercisesEditor's Note: This article was originally written by Brown Eyed Girl, a MacularDegeneration.net Community Health Leader. When we first hear that we...reactions12comments
Paddling Along Life's JourneyWay back in the 1980’s when women had really big hair and our business suits had massive shoulder pads, I left my...reactions2comments
My Fairy Tale: The Magic of Modern MedicineOnce upon a time... This story started in 1959. In St. Louis, Missouri, a little girl was born into a family with...reactionscomments
The $1,000 Hamburger (AKA Attitude Is Everything)Recently, I had a $1,000 hamburger! It was delicious and I really enjoyed it! Maybe I better explain this a bit. What...reactions3comments
How My Contacts Teach Me GratitudeI’ve been spending a lot of time lately focusing on gratitude. I’m finding that I’m having to literally retrain my brain to...reactions2comments
The Importance of Doctors Who CareI recently had a huge scare with my eyes. I started having some pretty severe vision changes that felt really scary so...reactions2comments
Warning: The Fear of Losing Your Sight Makes You VulnerableThis is not to scare or dissuade those with macular degeneration (MD) from learning more about MD or finding new treatment options...reactions2comments
Keeping My Diagnosis a SecretI don’t know about you, but I kept my diagnosis of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) secret from everyone except my closest family...reactions9comments
