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
Should You Tell Your Boss About Your MD Diagnosis?Have you ever been on the fence about whether or not you should tell your boss about your vision struggles? I’m wrestling...reactions7comments
MistakesThere was a time, about three and half years ago, when I made a colossal mathematical error in our joint checking account...reactions1comment
My Retinal Detachment StoryThis is a “do as I say, not as I do” warning for everyone, not just those of us with macular degeneration...reactions1comment
Watch Me Work!I began working when I was 15 years old, at a fast food Italian restaurant called Fazoli’s. At Fazoli’s I was a...reactions1comment
How To Use Natural Reader's Text-to-Speech AppI swear I wrote this before but it seems to have “poof” somewhere in cyberspace. Here we go again on the topic...reactionscomments
A Smart Watch for the Visually ImpairedSome of us complain that we can’t see the icons on our phone or make out exactly which is which on our...reactionscomments
Kaleidoscope EyesDo you remember much from back in your childhood? I do. I remember there were so many wonderful things, toys, and adventures...reactionscomments
Take Time to Grieve Your Vision LossVisual impairments are not easy to accept. Grieving isn’t only about missing someone or a pet that has died. It can also...reactions1comment
Eye-Healthy Spring Fruits and VegetablesThere’s nothing more disappointing while grocery shopping than going in search of some fresh produce and finding something that looks more like...reactions2comments
Before the Fire and After the Flood (Part 2)There is a saying that sometimes, after a devastating event, people are left with “nothing but the clothes on their backs”. After...reactions1comment
Voting With DisabilitiesRecently I have stopped being so interested in my vision loss. As the old saying goes, I have other fish to fry...reactions1comment
Community Views: Things We Took for Granted Before Our DiagnosesA few months back MacularDegeneration.net asked the community to share what they took for granted before being diagnosed with macular degeneration. This...reactions2comments
Ask the Advocates: Lifestyle ChangesAdjusting to vision loss from macular degeneration or Stargardt's disease can be daunting. We asked MacularDegneration.net advocates what tools, apps, and other...reactions2comments
Make the Shift from Sad to GladIf you’re like me, there are days I slip into a major “Pity-Party,” when my negative thinking takes over and crowds my...reactions1comment
To Pluck or Not To PluckIt’s always something... Life with macular degeneration has its own “sense of humor,” it seems. At times this twisted path of humor...reactionscomments
