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Anyone who knows me will tell you I’m a patient person, but now I realize that it’s something I may need to work on. My injection appointment yesterday has shown...

Monday, they “rotor rooted” my right Achilles’ tendon. I had developed tendinosis, a severe form of tendinitis, and my Achilles had become “mooshy.” The doctor cleaned out the moosh with...

With apologies to Mick Jagger, 'I can't get no irritation.' But I can! This week I had to have my Driver's License renewed. Last year when I looked at my...

In the first part of this article series, I discussed my newest symptom of macular degeneration, flashing lights. Normally, this would be a reason for concern as flashing lights can...

I am a person who lives with an invisible disability. Stargardt's is my official diagnosis and it impacts my retina. As a result, it is difficult for me to see things...

When I was diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) at the age of 66, I was not too surprised. After all, my mom and my younger sister both had wet...

We are in the final countdown of 2020. This year started off with promises and hope. 2020 was the start of something grand. Just hearing the sound of 2020, no...

Wow. 2020 was definitely a surprise to all of us, wasn’t it? I remember writing my new year article at this same time last year, having NO clue just how...

I had one of those moments recently where I realized just how much my vision has changed in one short year. For me, those kinds of moments are always a...

Most of the time, our lives are fairly stable and predictable. We generally know what’s coming next and plan accordingly. However, every once in a while, we get thrown a...

Yup, me too. I get the pre-injection worries, angst, fear and disquiet. Not quite the blues but close. I worry that my vision will be worse than it was at...

“Oh St Lucy, preserve the light of my eyes so that I may see the beauties of creation, the glow of the sun, the color of the flowers and the...

It’s been an unseasonably warm few months here in the midwest. I’ve been taking complete advantage of the nicer weather and enjoying my morning run outside each day. It sure...

Remember when you were first diagnosed with AMD?  Of course you do, it was frightening, confusing and depressing! I for one, wish my eye doctors would have been more compassionate...

Every morning I walk (sometimes struggle) up the fairly steep hill from home to our shopping village, about a kilometer away. I do this partly because I know I “should”...

The holidays have arrived! I have made it a priority this season to slow down and not let the season's inevitable craziness sneak in to steal my jolly. This has...

Somehow time has sped forward at an impossible rate of speed. I know we have all said it, how can nine months have slipped away with COVID-19 hanging over our...

Although I don’t think it is going to last too long, I am excited we are all being “paroled” this week. Released from our captivity! Our county has gone green!...

We all know the ol’ Christmas story, A Christmas Carol, about Ebenezer Scrooge. You know, the guy who hates Christmas because it highlights his own unhappiness and brings back memories...

As we navigate a holiday season confounded by a worsening global pandemic, it is once again time to make lemonade out of lemons and learn new skills. As much as...