As my husband and I walked to our car after an event, I heard a man behind us say to whomever he was with, “It sucks being like this but there are some good things that come from it. People are generally nicer, there’s handicap parking.” “Is the person behind…
Category: Vision
Now Not How
“If you spend your life wondering how something happened, you will miss out on what is happening right now.” — Sister Rain #sisterrain #alittlesightalotofheart #legallyblindwriter #writer #writersofinstagram #blind #lowvision #visuallyimpaired #visionloss #blindness #blindnessisaspectrum #legallybiind #sightloss #vision #opticneuropathy #nownothow
Luxur-To-Me
I sometimes wish I could have a scheduled amount of time where I have my full sight. For example, five minutes every week. Or an hour every month. When you have an aspiration such as this it is usually not developed, it is ethereal, its only absolute characteristic being that…
All Dolled Up
I have been told by friends, in the way that only friends can deliver news such as this, that my pupils are always big like a Kewpie doll’s. With my visual impairment, it always seems like the lights are turned down low, therefore, my pupils are always dilating, trying to…
Keying In On My Vision Loss
A very peculiar thing happens since I became legally blind, I see things that others don’t. That’s right, I, who can’t see much of anything, can spot a spot on the floor that someone else would not notice. The reason for this, as best as I can figure out, is…
Cond-I-Ment To Grab The Ketchup
What do you put on your hot dog? I am a mustard and relish gal. How about a hamburger? I use only ketchup. I remember when I was young relish was sold in a jar, like grape jelly, and Ketchup came in a tall glass bottle. But, of course, now…
No Blindfold Required
I will preface this story by assuring you that although the only color I see is certain shades of blue, there will be no Fifty Shades of Rain ahead. Ever since eating fresh strawberries from Swanton Berry Farm (click here) in California, I have been on a fruitile search to…
The Blind Reading The Blind
Do you like reading books about something you have gone through? Or would you rather not hear how other people have dealt with the same thing as you? Lately I have been reading books written by people with vision loss. I find that I have to read some lighter fiction…
Vision Loss Can Be Draining
I just tore the kitchen apart looking for the lid to my coffee mug. Found it. #sisterrain #alittlesightalotofheart #legallyblindwriter #writer #writersofinstagram #blind #lowvision #visuallyimpaired #visionloss #blindness #blindnessisaspectrum #legallybiind #sightloss #vision #opticneuropathy #visionlosscanbedraining
Knife Happens
I wash and cut the fruit in our house every week during the summer months. My husband often cooks dinner, he is no stranger to the kitchen, but somehow I ended up with this job regardless of my visual impairment. The irony is we never really bought much fresh fruit…
