Did you know that those of us who are blind but have some degree of sight (we may be able to perceive light, shapes or shadows) use white canes with red reflective tape at the bottom? The red color close to the ground can be helpful to the user for…
Category: Vision
He Gave Me A Leg Up And Then Some
During Wreaths Across America Day, my husband and I walked down a row of graves towards the macadam at Arlington National Cemetery to head to our car. I had my trusty trekking poles, but it was still slow-going for me in the uneven, hilly Section 33. As we got closer…
Checking In With Myself
I have checked into many a hotel in my day, especially when I was a corporate meeting manager. I know the drill and always approach the front desk with my photo ID in hand. During a recent hotel stay, leaving our luggage with my husband, I said I would go…
My Hands Are Minty Fresh
As I waited for a video appointment to begin, I noticed the small miscellaneous pile I had set on the desk in preparation for an upcoming trip. I was happy to see that a small tube of hand cream was one of the items, my hands were already dry in…
Keep Your Seat Belt Fastened At All Times
There is a phenomenon that occurs occasionally when I am in a car during the day. If I close my eyes for a bit then open them, I am sometimes startled that I cannot properly see. Is the windshield dirty? Do my eyes just need to adjust? I will blink…
Among The Wrapping Papers And The Bows There Are Highs And There Are Lows
The holiday season has a way of magnifying things, joy feels, well, more joyous, and sorrow (you know what’s coming), more sorrowful. Wrapping gifts one afternoon, I was faced with both sides of the ornament. First, while finishing up two gifts for a girlfriend, I could not find the Scotch…
Flop Flips
I have never worn flip flops and with good reason, the same reason I don’t iron clothes: I am terrible at it. My inability to walk in flip flops has only increased since my vision loss. The sole time I wear them is when I get a pedicure. Keeping my…
Facing The Holidays
No, Sammy Snowman is not in a time-out. It wasn’t until I inadvertently took a photo with my phone as I was coming down the steps with my hands full that I realized that I had placed Sammy Snowman backwards when I had decorated the house for Christmas several weeks…
I Couldn’t See The Sign But I Smelled Bacon
Prior to the Seahawks – Commanders game at Northwest Stadium in Washington, DC (technically Landover, Maryland), I found Major Tuddy*, the Commanders’ mascot, standing in front of me, holding a sign. My husband and I were the only Seahawks fans in our row right along the field, and between Mister…
Impaired Stink Eye
I am unable to see that a stranger is smiling at me, which is a shame. I am also unable to see if I am giving the wrong person a dirty look, which is an oops. #sisterrain #alittlesightalotofheart #legallyblindwriter #writer #writersofinstagram #blind #lowvision #visuallyimpaired #visionloss #blindness #blindnessisaspectrum #legallyblind #sightloss…