A few weeks after I woke up blind in both eyes (one day at a time), my husband bought me a small stationery bike from Walmart. Up until the day before the vision loss I walked for exercise, religiously, in all kinds of weather. I have always hated working out…
Spending a week in California, I was the recipient of two similar acts of kindness, both at the hands . . . the arms . . of two different men. You have probably never noticed but when you are walking on a jetway to board a plane, there is a…
“The fact that I am unable to see your face enables me to quickly see your heart.” —- Sister Rain #sisterrain #alittlesightalotofheart #legallyblindwriter #writer #writersofinstagram #blind #lowvision #visuallyimpaired #visionloss #blindness #blindnessisaspectrum #legallybiind #sightloss #vision #opticneuropathy #iseeyoueventhoughicant
Living with a visual impairment causes you to use your memory a lot more than you normally would. I have to remember that one particular shirt in my closet is green, another black. If I set something down, my iPhone for example, I have to remember where it is as…
Sitting in a chair out of the way in the Eyewear Department at Costco, I waited for my husband to find new frames he liked. Although I can’t really see his face, I am able to take photos of the options he selected for both of us to look at…
Stopping at a candy store I had read about online, Damask Candies in Swedesboro, New Jersey, my husband and I selected a few chocolate treats to take home. The smell inside the shop was divine, the greatest advertising campaign there ever was. Given that it was a few weeks before…
Did you know that if you are a US citizen and have a permanent disability you can apply for a free National Parks Access Pass? The process is quite simple: upload your ID and documentation of permanent disability and pay a $10 processing fee. My pass arrived not long after,…
During the 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live show, at one point they showed different performers in a montage. I sit close to the TV to help me see the screen a little better, but it is still difficult for me to tell who people are. Trying to use all…
My eyes have been itching so badly due to allergies that I wanted to pop them out, lick them and put them back in. Rather than going to Philadelphia to one of my physicians there, I returned to the practice close to my home where I went prior to my…
Entering the outpatient center of my local hospital for my mammogram, I went to the iPad stationed by the registration desk for sign-in. Moving my face close to the screen, I could make out the fields “Last Name” and “First Name.” I filled them in and hit “Submit,” the next…
