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
Take the Connected Health Survey"The Connected Health Survey is now closed. Thank you for your interest! In the digital age, there are so many devices, websites...reactionscomments
Change Your Macular Degeneration AttitudeLet’s be honest... macular degeneration sucks. It’s scary and debilitating and has changed my whole.entire.life, making everything so much harder than it...reactionscomments
My Macular Degeneration ParachutesEach one of us here at MacularDegeneration.net has experienced hardships in life. If you haven’t yet I’m sorry to be the one...reactions2comments
Community Views: Was Your Macular Degeneration Diagnosis a Surprise?When it comes to macular degeneration, the road to diagnosis looks different for everyone. Receiving a diagnosis can be emotional and difficult...reactions4comments
Vision Loss: Expectations and OptimismI had a two-hour lull in the work action today so the girls and I got a late-morning walk. The scenery is...reactions2comments
Tips on Living Alone with a Visual ImpairmentBefore I moved into town a few years ago, Andy, a man in his mid-90s with advanced “wet” macular degeneration was one of...reactionscomments
Tips to Avoid Eye-StrainWith all the changes happening because of the global pandemic, many of us are finding ourselves using technology more and more. This...reactionscomments
The Benefits of Sharing the Way 'Eye' See ItRecently I have written some highly personal articles. As one of my favorite pastors, Mike Todd, would say, writing these articles has...reactions2comments
Resilient Despite Life's HardshipIn the first installment of this two-part article series, I wrote about how relentless life can be sometimes. I’ve lost two very...reactionscomments
Adapting to Life With Macular DegenerationSomewhere along the line, either here or in the blog, I complained about two things that were really giving me fits. After...reactions1comment
Macular Degeneration Isn’t My Only HardshipLife can really be brutal sometimes. Macular degeneration is hard enough on its own... but the harsh reality of life is that...reactions7comments
Is There Proper Visually Impaired Etiquette?I have made this statement before in another forum but I am going to make it again: Whatever happened to Miss Manners?...reactionscomments
Why Me? More to the Point, Why Not Me?We know that genetics plays a big role in developing macular degeneration. I don’t think my grandparents had AMD, although one grandfather...reactions7comments
Using Sound Awareness for Mobility with Vision LossIt seems I get a fair number of page ideas while I am walking the dogs. Today I heard a car and...reactions1comment
Controlling a New Blind Spot With a degenerative disease of any kind, a person knows that things can and probably will worsen over time. But, just because...reactions4comments
Looking Back to Being Newly DiagnosedWhat happens when you get a new macular degeneration (AMD) diagnosis? Well, in a nutshell, it’s not going to be a good...reactionscomments
Playing Card Games Legally BlindRecently, I went on a vacation with five incredible women and our children. It was so enjoyable and relaxing that it felt...reactionscomments
Nature Excursions for the Visually ImpairedI just got back from walking the dogs. A colleague texted me and said how she loves walking with her sister in...reactionscomments
Preserving Vision: Self-Love is Self-CareOftentimes, a diagnosis of macular degeneration can feel like a dead end. Depending on the type of macular degeneration we have, there...reactionscomments
