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As this community and our sister communities grow, one universal truth is clear: people are more than just their diagnoses. As 2019 comes to a close and a new year...

When you got a diagnosis of macular degeneration (MD or AMD), were you told that if the disease progresses, you will not be able to see faces? This applies to...

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It’s hard to believe this year is already at its end. There’s an old saying about the days being long, but the years being short. The older I get, the...

At the beginning of a new decade, I’m thinking back to the beginning of a new century. So many people make New Year’s resolutions. I’m going to lose weight, going to...

There’s something really special about a fresh start to a new year. Everything feels a little more hopeful, even though all of our ‘stuff’ from last year tends to follow...

In my blog, I talk about my new normal. Hopefully, every one of you experiencing vision loss has found a way to your own new normal. The problem is, it...

In a previous article, I wrote about OrCam Smart Glasses, one of a type of head-worn assistive devices developed for VIPs (Visually Impaired Persons). OrCam has its strengths, but it...

Winter is on its way, friends, and I don’t know about you, but my eyes are already not ‘looking forward’ to it. Ever notice how your skin seems to feel...

Three Christmas’s ago, I had no idea I had Stargardts and was losing my central vision. I have always loved Christmas, the pretty lights and decorations, the frost and the...

The In America survey is now closed. Living with macular degeneration (AMD) can be scary, and what can make it worse is the lack of information and research available for...

When you get a diagnosis of macular degeneration - even if you currently do not have any vision impairment - the tendency is to think about all the things you...

Some of you will remember 2019 as the year you found out that you have macular degeneration. Some of you will remember it as the year your vision declined while...

Sometimes, as a mum who is losing their eyesight to Stargardt's, I often wonder why me? Why do I have to have this? And why does it have to be something...

It’s almost that time of year. Time to start making your Christmas list for the VIPs (visually impaired persons) in your life. Especially if you’re the VIP. Santa does a...

The holidays are, by far, the hardest time of year for me to stick with my health plan. We’ve already made it through a few of the toughies, Halloween and...

Hi! How are you? I have been doing my overwhelmed routine. You know, worrying about everything that has to get done and wondering how I am going to get it...

If you could really and truly get one thing for Christmas, anything ONE thing that you wanted...would you wish for healthy eyes? For a long time now, I’ve really been...

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! We got our first snow in the midwest in November this year, so really it’s been looking a lot like Christmas for...

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...