Author: Linda Moore

It’s not that Sue wants to retire from her job at the school but there are many logical reasons why she will.  She’s looking forward to finding new and exciting things to do with her life, including enjoying many more…

Mountain Vistas

New Website Accessibility Features

I very much appreciate feedback on the design of  the website.  There are some things I can easily change and some things that I cannot.  I received a recent comment about the color and boldness of the font in the email that you receive if you are a follower of the website.   The heading is blue as are the links to pages outside of the email (called hyperlinks) and some people have a problem reading them.  I am working on it but it’s not an easy thing to change.  If you cannot read the email, click on the title and it will take you to our website where you can read the post using the new accessibility features.

 

 

I have added a way that you can control some features of the appearance of pages and posts on the website – this doesn’t apply to the email.  You will now see a small icon on a blue background in the upper left of the pages & posts (I wish I could make it bigger but I can’t).

Click on this icon and you will get a list of options:

• contrast dark – the background will turn dark.
• contrast white – the background will turn white.
• readable font – will change the font to one that is easier to read.
• underline links – I think all of mine are underlined but this would fix ones that are not underlined.
• Three sizes of the letter A – you can choose the second A for a little larger font, the third A for the largest font.  You can then return to the original size font by choosing the first A.
• cancel accessibility – this will clear any options that you chose and return the page or post to its original format.

Please let me know if you have a problem with this new feature by putting a comment here or email me at light2sight5153@gmail.com.

 

Sue writes “Times like this I feel as if I am truly getting my life back. It is exciting to be getting back to being me!”  How has she been doing this?  She is persistent and believes that if you expect good things, you will get them.  And it doesn’t hurt to…

Believe in Fairies

February is Macular Degeneration and Low Vision Month!

Read the pages written by our Guest Authors and then write your own! It’s easy, just write your words and send them to me. I’ll edit them and format them into a page and pages.  Hearing the voices of others reminds us that we are not alone!

If you don’t want to write something long, how about sharing a short statement of advice for those who are new to the diagnosis.  I’ll make a webpage of them.

Send your story or advice to me at light2sight5153@gmail.com.

One of the many challenges of macular degeneration is dealing with the emotional reaction to vision loss and the fear of it.   Here are some of Sue’s quotes and pages that offer advice.

Sue’s Best Pages – Part 2

Spoiler Alert – why should you read Sue’s Journal Pages?

After a year of learning how to deal with her visual impairment both physically and emotionally, Sue has a rather ‘normal for her’ life: At age 64 and with advanced AMD geographic atrophy, she works several jobs, attends regular exercise classes, rides her bike safely, travels, walks her dog, kayaks, attends social events with her friends.   We are not suggesting that reading her journal will ensure you the same results but we hope that Sue’s Journal of Her Journey will be educational and inspirational.

We’ve compiled the first part of a series of Sue’s Best Pages.  If you don’t think you are ready to tackle all 500 of them, here’s our suggestion of where to start.

Sue’s Best Pages: Part 1

Sue writes “Life really is the funniest thing that ever happens to you.”  She, like many of us, knows that laughter IS…

The Best Medicine

February is Macular Degeneration and Low Vision Month!

Read the pages written by our Guest Authors and then write your own! It’s easy, just write your words and send them to me. I’ll edit them and format them into a page and pages.  Hearing the voices of others reminds us that we are not alone!

If you don’t want to write something long, how about sharing a short statement of advice for those who are new to the diagnosis.  I’ll make a webpage of them.

Send your story or advice to me at light2sight5153@gmail.com.

Sue spends a LOT of time waiting for transportation.  She shares some ‘interesting’ ways to deal with the frustration including imagining how things could be worse which for her involves not being able to get into the bathtub and the puppies shunning her! ::grin::  So do…

The Ends Justify the Means

Read the pages written by our Guest Authors and then write your own! It’s easy, just write your words and send them to me. I’ll edit them and format them into a page and pages.  Hearing the voices of others reminds us that we are not alone!

If you don’t want to write something long, how about sharing a short statement of advice for those who are new to the diagnosis.  I’ll make a webpage of them.

Send your story or advice to me at light2sight5153@gmail.com.

We love when people share their stories with us. Rick, a friend of Sue’s friend, wrote 2 pages about his journey with a macular pucker then a cataract.  He’s updated us about how things have been with him and he offers GREAT advice!

Rick’s Story: Part 3

Read the pages written by our Guest Authors and then write your own! It’s easy, just write your words and send them to me. I’ll edit them and format them into a page and pages.  Hearing the voices of others reminds us that we are not alone!

If you don’t want to write something long, how about sharing a short statement of advice for those who are new to the diagnosis.  I’ll make a webpage of them.

Send your story or advice to me at light2sight5153@gmail.com.

On Valentine’s Day and always, remember that you are not alone!

Happy Valentine’s Day a day early!  It’s also AMD and Low Vision Month.  And February 25th will be the 2-year anniversary of our project.  In honor of all of this, Sue and  I ask you to consider writing about your journey.  We have wonderful pages written by our website followers and Facebook group members.  Sue writes “How about that? We have our…

Our Own Month

Read the pages written by our Guest Authors and then write your own! It’s easy, just write your words and send them to me. I’ll edit them and format them into page and pages.  Hearing the voices of others reminds us that we are not alone!

 

Whoops!  After I published yesterday’s page about Sue’s Toolkit, Sue emailed me and said “Where’s the first part?”.  “I thought the page I just shared was to replace that one?  No?  OK,  my bad!”  So here we go, Sue writes about what she still uses 2 years later.

Sue’s Toolkit – 2 Years Later – Part 1

You can read these pages in order by using the link at the bottom of this page to go to part 2.

Spoiler Alert – why should you read Sue’s Journal Pages?

After a year of learning how to deal with her visual impairment both physically and emotionally, Sue has a rather ‘normal for her’ life: At age 64 and with advanced AMD geographic atrophy, she works several jobs, attends regular exercise classes, rides her bike safely, travels, walks her dog, kayaks, attends social events with her friends.   We are not suggesting that reading her journal will ensure you the same results but we hope that Sue’s Journal of Her Journey will be educational and inspirational.

We’ve compiled the first part of a series of Sue’s Best Pages.  If you don’t think you are ready to tackle all 500 of them, here’s our suggestion of where to start.

Sue’s Best Pages: Part 1

** I guess the few days without my laptop has made me rusty!  I had an incorrect link for Sue’s Toolkit – 2 Years Later in the previous post.   It has been corrected.  Thanks for your patience.

Sorry for the pause in publishing new pages.  The hard drive in my laptop died so it was ‘in the shop’ for a few days.  It’s fixed and I’m back in business!

I’ve changed the direction of this series to share the pages Sue wrote about the apps and technology that she uses or has tried.  This is just the first page, more to come.

But first, see what she started with…

When Sue’s vision declined in early 2016 & temporarily prevented her from being able to work, she contacted Pennsylvania’s Office of Vocational Rehabilitation’s (OVR) Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services (BBVS).  They helped her financially & with advice from Vision Rehabilitation Therapists (VRTs), she put together a ‘toolkit’.

• A Day in the Life – about her non-work days
• A Day in the Life: Work Day– about her work days

Now check out what Sue is using 2 years later…

Sue’s Toolkit – 2 Years Later

Spoiler Alert – why should you read Sue’s Journal Pages?

After a year of learning how to deal with her visual impairment both physically and emotionally, Sue has a rather ‘normal for her’ life: At age 64 and with advanced AMD geographic atrophy, she works several jobs, attends regular exercise classes, rides her bike safely, travels, walks her dog, kayaks, attends social events with her friends.   We are not suggesting that reading her journal will ensure you the same results but we hope that Sue’s Journal of Her Journey will be educational and inspirational.

We’ve compiled the first part of a series of Sue’s Best Pages.  If you don’t think you are ready to tackle all 500 of them, here’s our suggestion of where to start.

Sue’s Best Pages: Part 1

 

 

 

Sue’s mother, like others in her generation,  never thought to question their family doctor; for Sue and family that was Elmo.   Sue became a ‘horrible’ patient and writes “My favorite questions to any doctor are ‘Why?’ and ‘Explain that to me.’ ”  Shared decision making in medicine is popular now because it empowers & educates patients.  Sue writes that her questioning would…

Make Elmo Proud

Spoiler Alert – why should you read Sue’s Journal Pages?

After a year of learning how to deal with her visual impairment both physically and emotionally, Sue has a rather ‘normal for her’ life: At age 64 and with advanced AMD geographic atrophy, she works several jobs, attends regular exercise classes, rides her bike safely, travels, walks her dog, kayaks, attends social events with her friends.   We are not suggesting that reading her journal will ensure you the same results but we hope that Sue’s Journal of Her Journey will be educational and inspirational.

We’ve compiled the first part of a series of Sue’s Best Pages.  If you don’t think you are ready to tackle all 500 of them, here’s our suggestion of where to start.

Sue’s Best Pages: Part 1