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…
“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 #legallyblind #sightloss #vision #opticneuropathy #nownothow
Since my vision loss I have occasionally put a shirt on backwards or inside out, especially if I am trying to get dressed in the dark. I have reduced my odds, though, due to a trick I learned. I am about to blow your mind. Did you know that if…
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…
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…
“If you think the biggest, most difficult thing that has happened in your life is the biggest, most difficult thing you will go through, you are wrong. That distinction belongs to the period after.” — Sister Rain #sisterrain #alittlesightalotofheart #legallyblindwriter #writer #writersofinstagram #blind #lowvision #visuallyimpaired #visionloss #blindness #blindnessisaspectrum #legallyblind…
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…
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…
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…
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…
