10-Year Challenge...The 10-year challenge is the latest social media craze, and in honor of this particular challenge, I have decided to reflect on...reactions1comment
Ask the Advocates: What's on Your Bucket List?...Sometimes we need things to look forward to. In this "Ask the Advocate," we take time to learn about a few of...reactionscomments
Daily Challenges of AMD...Myopic macular degeneration (MMD) has a sneaky way of making its presence known. My initial indication was one day, about 3 years...reactions3comments
Confessions of a Macular Degeneration Diagnosis: Finding Gratitude...I don’t know about you, but my blindness plays a part in every single feeling I have, in every small and large...reactionscomments
Coping Best I Can...One Sunday morning 5 years ago, sitting at my dressing table, preparing to out for the day I closed my right eye...reactions1comment
Learning to See Through Art...Most evenings you will find me wrapped up in my latest art project. This is the highlight of my day, this time...reactions10comments
Medical Review Board...The Health Union Medical Review Board is made up of board-certified healthcare professionals with extensive experience in their respective fields. They review...
Audio Description of Live Theater Performances...A free visit to a live theater production wasn’t on my radar, but it happened recently. Not only was it free, but...reactionscomments
Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes: Self-Care With AMD...“Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes...” That was once my exercise phrase. Now my life is governed by “Eyes and...reactionscomments
Life Is Funny...I have frequently said that life is the funniest thing that will ever happen to you so you might as well enjoy...reactions1comment
Sight Went Out Overnight!...I'm 69 years old, I have been diagnosed with wet macular degeneration about 10 years ago. I have been getting eye shots...reactions1comment
That Puzzle That Day...Having had the good fortune to be able to retire at age 54 has been really amazing. It has been 8 years...reactionscomments
A Perspective Shift...In a recent article, I wrote about how my diagnosis of myopic macular degeneration cured my chronic negativity. Macular degeneration has affected...reactions1comment
Mitzi Eyes...I was age 54 when I found out I have AMD, but I got dry. I got it but it affects my...reactions1comment
Progressing MD & Lack Of Support...I have been diagnosed with dry AMD in 2018 and had no problems at all. However, the ophthalmologist neglected to tell me...reactions15comments
My Symptoms of Macular Degeneration...I am 86 years old and was diagnosed with MD two years ago. I have an awful time after my injections...redness, bleeding...reactions1comment
Head Down...My husband and I recently had a lovely getaway in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. I wrote previously of the beautiful setting. Our bed...reactionscomments
Emergency Preparedness for the Visually Impaired...Are you a visually impaired person? Do you care for one? Are you prepared for an emergency? For the additional preparations necessary if...reactions1comment
The Elephant in the Room: Charles Bonnet Syndrome...If only we'd known about Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS) before my mother developed it. It snuck up on our family quickly and...reactions12comments
Community Views: Colors May Fade...In our community, it is important to talk about how macular degeneration progression can affect us mentally and physically. Progression can look...reactions2comments
