Category: Sue’s New Page

Sue has been writing about her journey since February 2016.  About how things are now, she writes “The point is this: I am in a place that is almost the normal (and I use that word very tongue in cheek) me. I am living MY life. I am not living a pale substitute nor am I always settling for second or third best. My life is full. And I am doing it visually impaired.”  At one point, Sue was concerned that she would run out of things to write about as her life settled into this ‘new normal’.  I told her that would never happen and now she is saying…

I Told You So!

Since she wrote this page, she HAS given me a few more.  ::grin::  But soon there may not be a new page every day.

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Are these pages the first ones that you’ve read in Sue’s Journal of her Journey with AMD?  We recommend that you read “In the Beginning”.

 

There are many helpful functions available to create text including autocorrect and speech-to-text/dictation apps.  Sue offers ways to avoid turning something like “Doing Beets with Grandma” into…

Doing Beers with Grandma

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Are these pages the first ones that you’ve read in Sue’s Journal of her Journey with AMD?  We recommend that you read “In the Beginning”.

Sue shares some links to sources of…

Free Stuff

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Are these pages the first ones that you’ve read in Sue’s Journal of her Journey with AMD?  We recommend that you read “In the Beginning”.

I apologize again, another post that didn’t get posted!

Many of you have pets and understand the connection we have with them. Sue has written about her dog Lily (she called her Beastie Baby often since she was a large breed), dog #7 for Sue.  Lily was 14 and suffering from lung disease.  A few days ago, because she was suffering, Sue & her husband had Beastie Baby euthanized.  Will there be a dog #8?  Yes, there eventually will be.  In the meantime, we say…

RIP Beastie Baby

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Are these pages the first ones that you’ve read in Sue’s Journal of her Journey with AMD?  We recommend that you read “In the Beginning”.

Sue prides herself on being an organized, productive person…most of the time.   But it’s been a tough week after being up all night with her dog and then sleeping longer than normal the next night to recover.  She writes “In my opinion, caring for others as well as for yourself are some of the highest callings.”

Let the Horse Out of Her Harness

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Are these pages the first ones that you’ve read in Sue’s Journal of her Journey with AMD?  We recommend that you read “In the Beginning”.

It’s no secret that the biggest problem that Sue has is transportation.  She uses a shared ride van service where the scheduling often means that she is picked up ridiculously early or is dropped off late to work.  It makes her angry, frustrated & resentful.  How should she deal with this?

Practice What I Preach

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Are these pages the first ones that you’ve read in Sue’s Journal of her Journey with AMD?  We recommend that you read “In the Beginning”.

Once again, I sent Sue an article with research that makes her think about something in her lifestyle.  This time, it’s an article about how fats may contribute to AMD.  Sue’s honest about her diet, she’s shared that her 2 favorite ingredients are fat and salt.  Summer for her means fresh tomatoes which leads to bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwiches (BLTs for short) with…

Lots of Mayo

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Are these pages the first ones that you’ve read in Sue’s Journal of her Journey with AMD?  We recommend that you read “In the Beginning”.

There are several medications being researched to treat geographic atrophy.  We are keeping track of their progress.  In the meantime, beware of emails asking for money like the one Sue got from…

My Friend in Manila?

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Are these pages the first ones that you’ve read in Sue’s Journal of her Journey with AMD?  We recommend that you read “In the Beginning”.

This page falls into the category of pet peeves!  Do YOU have any?

Small Pockets

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Are these pages the first ones that you’ve read in Sue’s Journal of her Journey with AMD?  We recommend that you read “In the Beginning”.

Sue thrives on being busy & solving problems.  She asks “How can we maintain challenge and accomplishment in our lives now that we are older and have a vision loss?” Her answer is no surprise to those who know her…

Get Busy Living

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Are these pages the first ones that you’ve read in Sue’s Journal of her Journey with AMD?  We recommend that you read “In the Beginning”.