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Dealing with macular degeneration is not just about eating a healthy diet, wearing good sunglasses, and having regular eye exams. It’s also about keeping a positive and hopeful attitude. One...

Hi! I just finished a chocolate whoopie pie with mint frosting. Yum! I am practicing what I preach. I am accumulating positives to buoy me up when times are rough...

Someone I know with macular degeneration lamented recently, "Why doesn't chocolate cake fix anything especially my eyes?" She said that no one ever recommends chocolate cake. We never hear, "Take...

Both age-related macular degeneration and dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, are associated with the aging process. Researchers have been increasingly wondering if these diseases may be related, as they have some...

I am getting eye shots now...maybe. It is also possible I am in the sham group for the study because I am not feeling a thing and there have been...

Have you ever experienced that awkward moment where someone waves, or attempts to get your attention and you completely miss it? For myself, and a lot of other people with...

My cue that school is starting again soon is the sudden and always shocking ‘way too early’ explosion of school supplies on the shelves at the stores I frequent. It...

If you’re anything like me, it can feel really difficult to drive anywhere that isn’t familiar. Familiar paths don’t generally require us to read signs as we often find ourselves...

Hi! Back with the do-it-myself tour of the vision accessibility features of my new iPhone. As a refresher, here is how to access the accessibility settings in the iPhone: I...

Often times, when I am hanging out with friends I try to be “normal,” but often I encounter those awkward moments where someone one or something reminds me that I...

My latest injection followed a wonderful walk around the harbor with my women’s walking group. It was a shortened walk as we had the pleasure of scones and coffee in...

“That sounds great but I can’t.” “I can’t do that now, but have fun.” Every once in a while, ideas start to turn in my head and - like turning...

Today has been a good day. It is the first sunny, warm day in what seems to be months. In fact, I daresay it IS the first sunny, warm day...

“My aunt’s second cousin twice removed used the root of a tree that only grows in Africa, and it cured her AMD!” AMD is a disease with no ‘good’ treatments...

Things are a little crazy right now and I am sort of going around in circles. I want part of my circling to bring me around to writing again about...

This is the moment you’ve all been waiting for! In the first two articles in this series, I focused on educating you all a little bit about what sugars are...

I’m sure you’ve heard the expression, “Turn lemons into lemonade” which is used to encourage people to take difficulties and find something good in them. I’m here to add to...

Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is not one eye disorder, but rather a group of related eye disorders that cause progressive vision loss. It’s an inherited disorder stemming from a mutation in...

I have been waxing philosophical for a few pages now. Professional hazard. In my work I come upon all sorts of good ideas I want to share. However, now I...

Before I start, I have to be honest about something. I have been thinking about writing this article for some time and seriously contemplated not writing it at all. I...