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…
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
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…
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
