Category: Sue’s New Page

It’s no secret that Sue is an “exercise nut” (her words).  Research has shown that being overweight can increase one’s risk of AMD and that engaging in vigorous exercise 3 times a week can reduce the progression of the disease.  Sue’s not overweight & she gets that kind of exercise yet she has advanced AMD.   So, has her exercise obsession helped at all? Those are…

Weighty Matters

How does your body affect your mind and vice versa?  Can your posture affect your mood?  Sue tells us that it can.

Mind & Body

When I shared Sue’s page “You Don’t Look Blind!” (about some of the upsetting things that people say to people with macular degeneration) with the members of our Facebook group, the subject generated some good discussion.  This is Sue’s response and some more suggestions on how to deal with it.

When You Say That, I Feel…

Sue has been writing about her experience with AMD for over a year (probably 300 total pages) and one of the recurring topics is that of depression and anxiety.  One of the aspects of that topic is that of the feeling of hopelessness.  Today she offers advice from her personal and professional experience.

Fake It Till You Make It

Low vision is one of those ‘invisible illnesses’ that are often misunderstood by others.  Sue’s heard things like “It’s getting better, isn’t it?” and …

“You Don’t Look Blind!”

Sue has always been energetic & her decline in vision has not changed that.  And she is not the only one, there are quite a few people who participate in …

Blind Skiing

Yesterday Sue wrote about being optimistic.  Today she talks about her…

Independence

I’ve known Sue for 40 years and she has always been an optimist.  Has that changed because her vision has changed?  You can judge that for yourself.

The Cockeyed Optimist

What happens when you break the frames of your eyeglasses when your lenses are fine & cost you an arm and a leg?  It’s not as easy as popping lenses into just any new frames as Sue found out.

Walmart Optical Saves the Day!

There are days when the events in Sue’s life seem to conspire to stress her out.  That was what happened this day but Sue used her DBT skills to prevent that from happening.

Counting Pennies