Subtitles, Close Captions, and Audio DescriptionsI love crime dramas. With the coming of fall, I get to binge on CSI, FBI, NYPD (all those letters) when the...reactions2comments
Macular Degeneration Gives Us Permission to Live Our Best Lives You guys! I’m so excited! I finally took the plunge and ordered a new desk for myself last summer. I know boring...reactions3comments
My MasterpiecePeople have so many different and amazing talents. I have enjoyed watching Mandy Harvey as she conquers her difficulties being deaf and...reactions1comment
Legally Blind AnniversaryIn real-time, today is February 13, 2022. Today is Marcy’s birthday. Marcy is a gym friend. She is one of my yoga...reactions3comments
Keeping Up With the Cool Kids (and Technology)It is rough hanging with the cool kids when you are visually impaired! All my friends text. They use those emoticons and...reactionscomments
The Surprising Benefits of Doing Nothing at AllI could have named this article, “Things I Learned From My Cat.” On a warm late fall day, I was sitting on...reactions8comments
Vacuum Maintenance with Macular DegenerationIt has not been a good week. My husband’s back went out again and he is going to be flat in bed...reactions4comments
Community Views: You Should Understand This About AMD“You will not go blind,” said my ophthalmologist. “That is the most important thing you need to know.” He said that as...reactions1comment
Cleaning GlassesMy day starts pretty much the same every day. I get up around 7:00 or 8:00 o’clock, I get dressed, always keeping...reactions8comments
Community Views: I Knew it was Time to Visit the Eye Doctor When...Some of the early signs of macular degeneration may be very subtle, a gradual progression we may not notice. Until sadly we...reactionscomments
Community Views: Advice for the Newly DiagnosedRecently our editorial staff posted a question: What is a good piece of advice for someone newly diagnosed with MD? These prompts...reactionscomments
The Next LevelMyopic macular degeneration is a lot of words to use to simply say the vision I have now is remarkably different than...reactions2comments
Confessions of a Macular Degeneration Diagnosis: A Devastating Delivery“There’s nothing more we can do for you; you’re going to eventually go blind.” - My Diagnosing Retina Specialist Inhale. Exhale. Repeat...reactions6comments
Take the Health and Media Habits Survey!The Media Habits Survey is now closed. Thank you for your interest! Managing a chronic condition is not easy and can be...reactionscomments
Visible Changes for the Vision ImpairedCanada is finally beginning to take notice of the very real segment of the population that is legally blind or visually impaired...reactions2comments
Vitamin OrganizationHoly moly! I don’t know about you, but keeping my vitamins organized can feel really overwhelming sometimes! I was just organizing my...reactions2comments
An Evolving Appreciation for PhotographyPhotography is a wonderful, visual medium. I have enjoyed it since I was a little girl running around the neighborhood with my...reactions2comments
Art and Colors“A healthy human eye has three types of cone cells, each of which can register about one hundred different color shades, therefore...reactionscomments
Confessions of a Macular Degeneration Diagnosis; Part 3: Grief and Mental HealthUnfortunately for all of us, a macular degeneration diagnosis isn’t the only difficult thing in life. Personally, I was married to an...reactionscomments
Ask the Advocates: Accepting and Coping With Macular DegenerationChange can be hard! Finding ways to accept and cope with changes in our lives – whether that is a decline in...reactionscomments
