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When the baking doesn’t turn out, blame the oven! When the Christmas turkey is not done on time, blame the oven! In my case, it WAS the oven’s fault. I...

The MD Awareness Month 2023 Giveaway is now closed. Thank you for your interest! For AMD and Low Vision Awareness Month, we are giving away an eye mask and bump...

This month we are raising awareness for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and low vision. Our goal is to bring the MacularDegeneration.net community together to talk about shared experiences, tips, tricks...

I get free, audiobooks from the National Library Service. Why? Because I have a communication disability. I never think of me having a communication disability. I have a great vocabulary...

My husband and I have been married for over 37 years. That is over half of my own age. There are times that this passage feels like a lifetime and...

Sometimes we need things to look forward to. In this "Ask the Advocate," we take time to learn about a few of the things on our Health Leaders' bucket lists...

Editor's Note: This article was originally written by Brown Eyed Girl, a MacularDegeneration.net Community Health Leader. As my dry age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) progresses I think about what I’ve done...

A frequent topic of conversation in the macular degeneration (MD) community is the need for the support of family and friends.  It always saddens me when our members have no...

Somehow the end of 2022 is right around the corner. This calendar year marked a big change in our lives, we are officially empty nesters. Our fourth child has successfully...

"Remarkably successful!" Those are the words we all want to hear when we are discussing outcomes with our retina specialist. And those are the words I heard yesterday. The appointment...

Myopic macular degeneration (MMD) has a sneaky way of making its presence known. My initial indication was one day, about 3 years ago. I had started a walking regimen in...

There are a lot of mistruths floating around about macular degeneration on social media, Facebook, various websites, and advertisements. We’ve all seen them, stating there is a miracle cure (there...

It is funny how quickly the year goes by. Just yesterday there were many complaints of it being too hot and too dry to do anything but try to stay...

There are days and then there are days. Those of us with wet macular degeneration (AMD) approach the day of our injection with very mixed emotions. I, personally, am both...

“I am not eating that guacamole, it looks like barf,” says my youngest so... “It makes my throat itch when I swallow it,” my oldest son chimes in. Sigh, these...

“You have cataracts” wasn’t what I wanted to hear, but this was said to me by my retinal specialist quite a few years ago. I already had age-related macular degeneration...

My days of making Christmas wish lists are long past. Christmas was always my favorite holiday. My family had very little money but Santa always managed to leave something under...

You are not alone. This is the first thing to know about your AMD (age-related macular degeneration). You are one of 11 million men and women in the United States...

I think time is a funny thing. One minute, time seems to fly by so very quickly and in another moment, time drags ever so slowly. With 6 weeks in...

It is Sunday morning of Thanksgiving “vacation”. I go back to work Tuesday. I have been a lazy, old slug these past few days. However, I did have things I...