Living

Friday evening and I have had it! Dare I say this girl is worn out? I hope so because I just said it! In real-time I am finishing my first...

My AMD journey began 8 years ago when I was diagnosed with wet AMD in one eye and dry AMD in the other.  Rats! I was 62 years old and...

Lately, I’ve been seeing numerous negative comments about the injections for the choroidal neovascularization (wet) type of macular degeneration. Many of our wonderful community members find the after-effects almost worse...

I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that we, as humans, often don’t know how to communicate with others. We aren’t always great at having the...

All my life I had to grind and hustle. I had to work like Kobe so I could shine like Russell. …. Money, I got money With apologies to Leikeli47...

Do you know we have 5 senses? Of course, you do! When one of them is jeopardized, we focus so much on what’s missing than what we have left. I...

This afternoon I received the automated phone call reminder for my upcoming injection from my retinal specialist’s office. The only difference now with COVID-19 on everyone’s mind is they added...

One of the problems with transportation is I have to have everything scheduled the day before. If my schedule changes - like today - I am at the office for...

2019 was an especially difficult year for me. It was just one of those years that seemed like the universe was determined to put a picture of me in the...

Recently I saw a YouTube video of a blind cook who was quite amazing. But what really caught my eye was when she placed a pot in the sink and...

In real-time, this is the third day of our self-quarantine. I am going insane. I am not really afraid of the virus. It is the technology that is giving me...

As I write this, we await the storm. The Coronavirus - COVID-19 - is on its way to our area. We closed the physical office yesterday. Very strange to be...

The other morning when I opened the east-facing blinds to let the glorious spring sunshine stream in, I was struck by the amount of dust that I’m sure had not...

Are you someone who could use some extra assistance with grocery shopping? Whether you’re just busy or have medical reasons for needing a little extra help in this department, there...

What is the impact on family and loved ones when they learn you have age-related macular degeneration (AMD)? That day I found out I had AMD was 8 years ago...

How well do you know your hometown? When was the last time you explored your own, proverbial backyard? Probably the worst thing about vision loss is it has really “shortened...

It has been one year since the MacularDegeneration.net community first launched, and we could not be prouder of the support, trust, and community that you all have built here over...

I met a young lady with a visual impairment the other day. The comment was made she could see nothing in the dark. She had to hang on to her...

We are approaching the anniversary of when I began to conceptualize and create ‘The way eye see it.’ As you can imagine sharing my experience required a great deal of vulnerability...

Many of my articles are centered around eating healthy food in order to help preserve our vision. Eating healthy food is so important and can be so delicious, but I’m...