As I got ready for the day in the darkness of 5 am, I opened my jewelry box to retrieve my wedding rings which I never wear at home. Choosing some simple stud earrings, I considered a ring for my right hand. I wanted to be as unencumbered as possible…
One of the stops my husband and I wanted to make during our California adventure was the Santa Barbara Courthouse. While doing research for the trip I discovered that you can go to the tower atop the building and get a 360 degree view of the city. Also, there is…
When planning a trip, it is often necessary to make some hard decisions. Time, after all, is usually a consideration when on a vacation. As much as you want to see everything, you must accept that you will, instead, see as much as you can. When my husband and I…
When I first lost my sight I was more fearless than I am now. I have only fallen once as a result of my lack of vision but that one instance certainly made an impact. I am never concerned about what I look like when I am out and about….
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…
