Things I've Learned About Injections...I have GA and I have Syfovre shots every 5 or 6 weeks. The first thing I’ve learned about getting the shots...reactions4comments
Year 7 Since Diagnosis...My AMD was caught by a smart optometrist 7 years ago. I started vitamins, wore dark sunglasses and a visor on sunny...reactions7comments
Unexpected Diagnosis After Traumatic Event...The only thing out of the ordinary was I had to start with reading glasses a little younger than most. For the...reactionscomments
Geographic Atrophy & Coping With Facial Recognition...I am a 77-year-old woman, dealing with the challenges of macular degeneration and geographic atrophy. I received this diagnosis about one year...reactionscomments
My AMD Journey...I was diagnosed with Wet AMD in both eyes 4 yrs ago. I had never heard of it. I was about 73...reactions1comment
Need More Light!...Seems like everywhere I go, I cant see details anymore. I have to ask what a color is, and there is not...reactionscomments
Tips From a Frequent Traveler With Macular Degeneration...Meet Julie Flaherty. Not your ordinary travel agent — more like your EXTRAORDINARY travel agent! Julie travels with a white cane and...reactions8comments
When Will Driving Be a Thing of the Past?...It was February 18th when I took the troublesome "trip" down a flight of 14 steps. The results of this fall were...reactions6comments
Fine Print...I have been living with myopic macular degeneration (MMD) since March of 2019. The moment I noticed the wavy door frames and...reactionscomments
Is it Safe to Have Cataract Surgery With Macular Degeneration?...When the lens of the eye gets clouded, it is called a cataract. A cataract blocks the ability of light to pass...reactions6comments
Coping With Geographic Atrophy in a Crisis...I have been living with macular degeneration for 10 years now, and more recently with geographic atrophy (GA). It has taken me...reactions23comments
What Is Choroidal Neovascularization (CNV)?...Choroidal neovascularization (CNV) is the medical term for growth of new blood vessels beneath the eye’s retina (subretinal). It can be painless...
Reducing Anxiety Created by Macular Degeneration...When was the last time you took a brain break from macular degeneration? Some days, it feels like that’s all I think...reactions9comments
What Color Is It?...Rain, rain, go away... Today started out gloomy. The day started with dark skies, with large looming clouds, with not a lick...reactions24comments
Supporting My Newly Diagnosed Husband...In the 10 years since I was diagnosed with dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), I often wished my husband understood what it’s...reactions24comments
The Farm...Husband and I have been officially retired for 11 years. It was with careful planning and much research that retirement life started...reactionscomments
Looking Through the Open Doorway...There is a famous quote by Alexander Graham Bell that says, "When one door closes, another opens." The quote ends with, "But...reactions4comments
Back to Basics..."My writing well has run dry," I moaned to my husband. "After almost 5 years into living with my diagnosis of wet...reactions1comment
Community Perspectives: Awareness, Diagnosis, and Life With MD...February is Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Awareness Month, but every month is the right time to raise awareness and uplift the voices...reactionscomments
A Long, Strange Trip (And Fall): Part 1...A recent weekend started like most any other weekend for us. Husband and I have been successfully retired for over 10 years...reactions3comments
