A Fresh Start in the New Year with a New Mindset...There’s something really special about a fresh start to a new year. Everything feels a little more hopeful, even though all of...reactionscomments
Coping With Vision Loss During the Holidays...In my blog, I talk about my new normal. Hopefully, every one of you experiencing vision loss has found a way to...reactions1comment
IrisVision Smart Goggles...In a previous article, I wrote about OrCam Smart Glasses, one of a type of head-worn assistive devices developed for VIPs (Visually...reactions2comments
How Cold Winter Temperatures Affect Our Eyes...Winter is on its way, friends, and I don’t know about you, but my eyes are already not ‘looking forward’ to it...reactions2comments
Christmas and Vision Loss...Three Christmas’s ago, I had no idea I had Stargardts and was losing my central vision. I have always loved Christmas, the...reactions2comments
Christmas is Coming! Make It a Season for All of the Senses...When you get a diagnosis of macular degeneration - even if you currently do not have any vision impairment - the tendency...reactionscomments
My Macular Degeneration Story...My AMD journey began back in 2006 (age 54) when an optometrist I saw for new computer glasses noticed drusen in both...reactions5comments
Christmas is Here! VIPs, Make It Less Stressful...Some of you will remember 2019 as the year you found out that you have macular degeneration. Some of you will remember...reactionscomments
Am I Scared About the Future?...I’ll admit that I was horrified when I found out I had wet in the right eye and dry in the left...reactions1comment
Being a Mum with Progressive Vision Loss...Sometimes, as a mum who is losing their eyesight to Stargardt's, I often wonder why me? Why do I have to have...reactionscomments
Denny Simon...Denny was previously an advocate for MacularDegeneration.net. Roughly 10 years ago I was diagnosed with AMD. Both my mother and mother-in-law were...
Creating Stress-Free Christmas Traditions With a Visual Impairment...It’s almost that time of year. Time to start making your Christmas list for the VIPs (visually impaired persons) in your life...reactionscomments
Celebrating the December Holidays in a Healthier Way...The holidays are, by far, the hardest time of year for me to stick with my health plan. We’ve already made it...reactionscomments
Worrying is Planning Without the Plan...Hi! How are you? I have been doing my overwhelmed routine. You know, worrying about everything that has to get done and...reactionscomments
Why I'm Not Asking Santa for Healthy Eyes This Christmas...If you could really and truly get one thing for Christmas, anything ONE thing that you wanted...would you wish for healthy eyes?...reactions2comments
Buying Christmas Gifts for the Visually Impaired...It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! We got our first snow in the midwest in November this year, so really...reactionscomments
A Question About the Shot...What do you do to calm yourself before your shots? No joke my doctor said to take a shot before my shot...reactions3comments
Where I Am After 6 Months...I noticed one morning in June I was having trouble reading the paper. Something looked off. I went that day to the...reactions2comments
VIP Walking Strategies for Safety...Daylight saving time is gone. Walking my two girls, two-year-old chocolate labs, is going to have to be accomplished after dark. Yippee...reactionscomments
Ask the Advocates: How Did You Become an Advocate?...Our amazing group of macular degeneration advocates answered a few questions to share their experiences and tips with the community. In this...reactionscomments
