How Do I Know If I Have a Zinc Sensitivity?Zinc sensitivity is quite a topic in the macular degeneration world. For starters, it’s listed as an essential nutrient for the health...reactions1comment
Pre-Made Workweek Lunch SaladsLet's be honest... when it's early morning, we're tired, we're busy, and we're thinking of the bazillion things we have to do...reactionscomments
Finding Small Joys on Trips to the Retinal SpecialistRecently I had my six-week check-up for my macular degeneration. Nothing out of the ordinary was going on. My vision felt pretty...reactions1comment
Stress and Macular DegenerationLife was rocking along pretty well until I suddenly awoke at 2 AM with burning pain in my wrist. I got up and...reactionscomments
How Do Friends and Loved Ones Respond to Your Vision Impairment?Well, to me personally, their response has been “underwhelming” and a bit disappointing. But wait! They’re all good-hearted people and there’s got...reactions6comments
Public Transport Activism"Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month...reactionscomments
Golden Views, Sunglasses to the RescueLiving with this myopic degeneration diagnosis these past two years and certainly been “eye-opening!” (Pun intended). I had honestly never even considered...reactionscomments
Cauliflower Pizza, An Eye Healthy AlternativeYou all! I had no idea pizzerias made pizza with cauliflower crust. No, I haven’t been living under a rock, and yes...reactions2comments
What Can I Do Now to Help Prevent Worsening Vision?Gasp! We’ve all been there. That moment where you first learn that you have this thing called macular degeneration. You may be...reactions2comments
Continuing to Find Happiness With Vision LossI think in life we are always searching. Searching for a new purpose, a new direction, a new car, a new book...reactions2comments
What Is Geographic Atrophy?Geographic atrophy (GA) is a chronic eye condition in which the cells in the retina slowly break down and die. This results...reactions3comments
TV Audio DescriptionI have written about audio description in the past. Audio description to the blind is roughly what closed caption is to the...reactionscomments
Airplane Travel: A Trip to ColoradoI have been invited to Colorado. I am going. I am going alone. Well, not totally alone. My husband will take me...reactions1comment
How Can the National Federation of the Blind Help?A while ago I wrote about Be My Eyes and how they were affiliating with several other organizations to hopefully make the...reactionscomments
Macular Degeneration Awareness Month 2022 Giveaway: Terms and ConditionsOfficial Rules, Terms and Conditions for the Macular Degeneration Awareness Month 2022 Giveaway NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE...reactionscomments
Money, Money, Money: Injection CostsYou have been diagnosed with “wet” AMD and told that for the rest of your life, you need regular injections to stop...reactions17comments
A Smart Watch for the Visually ImpairedSome of us complain that we can’t see the icons on our phone or make out exactly which is which on our...reactionscomments
Wearing Matching ClothesI am sitting here waiting for my virtual yoga class. Since I always sit “like a lady," I can look straight ahead...reactions2comments
Why Are Visits to the Eye Doctor Important?I recently wrote an article about a conversation I had with a group of my friends. It was surprising to me to...reactions1comment
Eyes as the Lamp of the Body“The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light” (Matthew...reactionscomments
