Refreshing my supply of makeup, a few of the products were the same size and shape. I am unable to read the description printed on each item without either the use of the magnifier on my phone or taking a photo of the product to enlarge it. Not the most…
Wanting to know the color a jacket shown on TV, I opened my Be My Eyes app. Not only can you contact a human volunteer to assist you with things you are unable to see yourself (click here), you can also take a photo within the Be My Eyes app…
During my most recent research study testing at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia (click here to read Lights, Camera, Research), the Clinical Program Director told me that one of the machines we were using, the Heidelberg Spectralis High Resolution OCT, is on the International Space Station. The reason it…
Through my neuro-ophthalmologist at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, I am in a research study looking at mitochondrial biology in diseases of the brain. The actual testing takes place at Jefferson Hospital and occurs every six months. All cells within the body require energy to function normally. Structures within…
I used to make over 1,000 cookies each year, giving them as holiday gifts. After my vision loss, it became very difficult to tell if the cookies were done in the oven. My husband would be glad to help, but he is color blind and struggles with the same issue,…
Nearing the entrance to the parking garage after a football game, a man stood holding the door for my husband and me. “Thank you,” I said, as we had almost reached him. “Is she really blind?,” he asked, obviously speaking to Mister Rain. I never looked up from the end…
When my husband was proofing my story to be published the next day as he does everyday (typos can easily pass by my limited vision), he noticed that the hashtag “legallyblind” actually read “legallybiind.” He immediately told me, causing my stomach to drop. I copy my hashtags over from a…
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…
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…
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…
