Living

Daylight saving time is gone. Walking my two girls, two-year-old chocolate labs, is going to have to be accomplished after dark. Yippee. Time for some tips on defensive walking. I...

Our amazing group of macular degeneration advocates answered a few questions to share their experiences and tips with the community. In this "Ask the Advocates" article, we asked our advocates...

During my freshman year of college, I learned the term deserving poor which in essence means those who cannot be blamed for their poverty; their impoverishment is not due to...

Hi! I am home but my head is on vacation...and I don’t think you know me well enough to follow up on THAT statement. Anyway, got to thinking about our...

I’ve been a mom for 12 years and a teacher for 15. I have two young, very active sons and take care of a classroom filled with 28 children every...

I have a good friend of almost 30 years whose favourite pastime on her days off was to hop in her little antique car and go wherever the road led...

Thanksgiving is generally thought of as a day to feast and enjoy food while gathered around a table with family and friends. But, Thanksgiving is also a season of reflection...

It’s that time of year again where many of us visit family and friends to celebrate the holidays. This is supposed to be a really fun venture, and it can...

When I had my baby boy four months ago, I didn’t really think about baby classes and how I may find them difficult. With my first son, eight years ago...

Thanksgiving is a time to be thankful for all of our blessings. Many Americans celebrate this special holiday by gathering together with friends and family around a table of food...

Living with Stargardt's and knowing in the future that I most likely won’t be able to drive fills me with absolute dread. I passed my test at 17 and have...

I went out dancing last night. How many years has it been? Too many to try and count. Three of my friends and I, all senior women, had a great...

Many of us know that diet and exercise are important to the health of our eyes, as there is so much information about them in the macular world. We know...

If you haven’t heard the awesome news, in honor of World Sight Day, Google Maps has added a new feature for those of us struggling with vision loss (or for...

Recently, my cousin and I went to Dave and Buster's to celebrate his birthday. To set the scene, there are a few things you should know about me... The first...

I am in the vagabond mindset as of late. You know the “get me out of here...NOW” mood. I held off my wanderlust all summer with a handful of fun...

Friends, Halloween is almost here! I love, love, love Halloween. I always have. There’s just something special about the beauty in the weather changing in the midwest from summer to...

2016 was a bad year. My mother-in-law was hospitalized with dehydration. The same time she was in the hospital, my second eye “went.” Then, before I could even set up...

Essential oils are specific and concentrated compounds that are extracted directly from plants. Once these compounds are extracted from the plants, they are added to a ‘carrier oil’ so they...

My family was recently traveling out of state for a long holiday weekend. I decided to get myself an audiobook to listen to along the way. Reading in the car...