Living

In 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...

Are 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?...

Humor 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...

Although 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...

In 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...

I am not logging on all cylinders. My smooth running state has temporarily been lost. I am pushing and struggling. Quite basically, I have lost my “groove.” Almost literally! I...

Hi, friends. It’s me, Andrea! You know, the one who likes to talk about the sometimes uncomfortable topic of mental health? It’s a topic near and dear to my heart...

On February 10, 2020 I had the privilege of sharing my journey living with a visual impairment with a group of incredible individuals at the Center for Blind and Visually...

This is the third week I have been working from home. We are doing psychotherapy over video chat and often just plain, old phone. People are either settling in or...

Wearing sunglasses seems like a simple task. But is it? Signs of spring are everywhere! Longer days, chirping birds, and warmer temperatures have arrived here in the Midwest and I...

Professor and landscape architect Daniel Winterbottom has been designing and building therapeutic gardens for over 20 years. Here, he shares his unique viewpoint on the power of nature to heal...

I started my “new normal” life as a VIP about 50 months ago. I started my “new normal” life as a COVID-19 refugee about 15 days ago. No, I have...

My springtime allergies are making it very hard to focus my itchy, watery, blurry eyes. All this on top of the scotoma from my dry macular degeneration lightly smudging the...

Since most of us are “of a certain age,” I think you will remember cigarette ads on the television. Remember the antics of Joe Camel and the rugged, independent demeanor...

For most of my life, I thought I was like a cat! Throw anything at me and I’d land on my feet. Ahh, the confidence of youth! Remember the days...

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, telehealth is being used by more and more people. Telehealth is also sometimes called telemedicine or virtual care. Whether you have been using telehealth for...

The technology needed for virtual healthcare has been around for decades. But virtual care has not been widely used in the United States until recently. The recent public health emergency...

You will find articles on this site and others with lists of questions to ask your eye specialist when you're newly diagnosed with macular degeneration (AMD or MD). I'm not...

I went skiing yesterday. Loved it! I am a pretty mediocre skier but I love being on the mountain on a cold, crisp day with a blue sky and the...

Confession: I cried all day today. Oh, and also...I’m still crying right now. I am a teacher who lives in Illinois and our schools were just canceled for the remainder...