Living

Macular Degeneration has a way of taking over my days sometimes. Be it the beginning of a day and struggling to get the clasp lined up on a necklace or setting...

Recently a friend told me she wished she had known she was going to live this long. She added, “If I had known that when I was young, I would...

It’s hard to believe that summer is already here. Phew! Is it just me or does it seem like this last few years have flown by in a crazy way...

Was it my macular degeneration that caused me to waste some of my precious, newly purchased vanilla? I recently splurged on a lovely bottle of Madagascar vanilla extract, made from...

I learned at an early age the importance of cultivating relationships. I have heard different versions of the quote: “you never know who is watching you that may have the...

Come along with me for my first visit to a low-vision rehab specialist. Oddly enough, I’m driving myself to the appointment. It begs the question; “If you see well enough...

I have decided people are not generally malicious. However, they are often clueless and can, at times, be pretty dumb. Granted I am in that same category. Recently, I have...

You guys! I’m feeling really overwhelmed today. I’m not just talking about the everyday to-do’s like work and keeping up with the house and kids. I’m talking about all of...

Wow! What a year it’s been! For all of us! Prior to the pandemic, I was fit and had a pretty decent diet compatible for eye health. It was close...

Many of us enjoy scrolling through social media or binging our favorite Netflix series in bed before falling asleep. Research says that’s probably not a good idea if we want...

The usual saying is two steps forward and one step back. However, this past week it was one forward and two back. My step forward was getting out of the...

This month’s visit to the Retinal Specialist was its own kind of “special.” Having become almost used to this routine visit and not really paying much attention, I was signing...

Recently I was giving Robert, my husband, a haircut. It was so painful because of arthritis in my hands that I told him this was his last haircut at home...

Reaching out to others on the forum page is so helpful for me. Hearing the stories that others share as I go through my own personal journey with myopic degeneration...

As COVID-19 eases up in Australia, it’s time for many of us to re-emerge from our shells, but that’s easier said than done. At times, I feel as though I...

Over the last few years, I’ve become extremely passionate about the impact our feelings and emotions have on us due to our failing vision. Two years ago, when I started...

In the six weeks in between each of my Retinal Specialist appointments, I am constantly checking. And rechecking, daily. How does the eye chart look today? Any new obscuring blobs...

This pandemic is getting to me. The other evening I was just hanging out bored and I noticed I could see my floater. Now, I normally cannot see my floater...

When that moment hits, I just have to go with it. I typically reach for a fresh, clean piece of paper or if the project warrants it, a brand new...