Pick Any Book: The Realities and Progress of Story Time With My SonFor my baby shower I asked each guest to gift us with their favorite children’s book in lieu of a card. In hindsight that was an excellent idea because we...reactions2comments
Seeking My "New Normal" as My Vision ChangesHello, it's me again. I'm going to write about what I know. I'm also going to write about what I don't know. The topic is AMD and our eyes. I'm...reactions5comments
Taking CoQ10 and Other Supplements for Macular DegenerationA few years ago, I started really diving in deep trying to figure out which supplements I needed to take for optimal eye health. You see, as of right now...reactions1comment
Blue Light Glasses Giveaway Terms & ConditionsOfficial Rules, Terms and Conditions for Blue Light Glasses Giveaway. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. The...reactions2comments
Macular Degeneration or Macular Pucker?About a year ago, my beautiful daughter started asking more questions about my macular degeneration. She was beginning to have symptoms in one eye which concerned her. And me, as well!...reactionscomments
Diving Deeper Into the Research PoolI'll admit, I'm an amateur when it comes to researching age-related macular degeneration. But I think it is important for us, the patients, to get a little savvier on how...reactions5comments
Can I Borrow Your Eyes? Devices, Apps, and Tools That Do Just That!In order to set myself up for success, I have had to accept that certain tools are needed. Therefore, throughout the years I have utilized several assistive devices at various...reactionscomments
Getting to Know YouThere are so many unique journeys that make up the fabric of this community, and we want to better understand yours. Answer the questions below to tell us a little...reactionscomments
Planning for the Future: Aging and Vision LossAt some time in our lives, many of us are caregivers. For years I threw the dogs - whichever ones I had at the time - and a case full...reactionscomments
What Does Colored Paper Have to Do With Macular Degeneration?Hi, I am back. This time I hope to do an entire page on colored paper and how color is important to the visually impaired. Last time I mentioned the...reactionscomments
A Sanguine Mindset: Hopeful About Our Future with AMDI'm a very positive guy! You could say I’m a sanguine man... what does that even mean? Sanguine definition (I had to look it up): optimistic or positive, especially in...reactions2comments
How Do I Know Which Supplements I Should Take to Preserve My Vision?Anyone who is part of the macular degeneration world has probably heard a lot of different information about ‘taking vitamins’ or vitamin supplementation. But, vitamin supplementation is just not an...reactionscomments
Asking for Help Makes Others Feel GoodIn real-time, Friday started week five of my COVID-19 required isolation. For many, older, visually impaired folks, there have not been too many differences between the COVID-19 new normal isolation...reactionscomments
Is COVID-19 Making it Harder for You to Recognize Faces?Tomorrow will be the end of week 4 that I have been in lockdown due to the pandemic. It has been - shall we say? - interesting. A couple of...reactionscomments
Housekeeping and Cleaning Tips for the Visually ImpairedI unleashed my inner domestic goddess today. She doesn’t get out much. If you could see my house, you would know she and I don’t really keep company that much...reactionscomments
A Perspective ShiftIn a recent article, I wrote about how my diagnosis of myopic macular degeneration cured my chronic negativity. Macular degeneration has affected my life in so many ways... sometimes in...reactions1comment
The Sunshine Vitamin and Macular DegenerationAre you getting enough vitamin D? Do you live in an area with lots of sunshine? Closer to the equator is even better. But most importantly, do you get outside?...reactionscomments
Time TravelHumor me for a few minutes if you will? I’m going to operate a time machine that goes backward and forward, here goes. The first year anti-VEGF was offered for...reactionscomments
When AMD Settles InAlthough I've shared my story about my diagnosis, there was a point when my vision started to change. When it started to deteriorate it really settled in that I have...reactionscomments
It's the Little Things With Vision LossIn real-time, it is still mid-May, 2020 and we are still in lockdown. One of the many “joys” of the pandemic has been artificial shortages. For the past month, I...reactionscomments